Teeth Holder Jewelry Around The World

Jewellery in Mesopotamia tended to be manufactured from thin metal leaf and was set with large numbers of brightly-coloured stones (chiefly agate, lapis, carnelian, and jasper). Favoured shapes included leaves, spirals, cones, and bunches of grapes. Jewellers created works both for human use and for adorning statues and idols; they employed a wide variety of sophisticated metalworking techniques, such as cloisonné, engraving, fine granulation, and filigree.
Extensive and meticulously maintained records pertaining to the trade and manufacture of jewellery have also been unearthed throughout Mesopotamian archaeological sites. One record in the Mari royal archives, for example, gives the composition of various items of jewellery:
- 1 necklace of flat speckled chalcedony beads including: 34 flat speckled chalcedony bead, and 35 gold fluted beads, in groups of five.
- 1 necklace of flat speckled chalcedony beads including: 39 flat speckled chalcedony beads, with 41 fluted beads in a group that make up the hanging device.