Buddhist Tibetan Jewelry / Necklace
A necklace(Buddhist or Tibetan Jewelry) is an article of jewelry that is worn around the neck. Necklaces may have been one of the earliest types of adornment worn by humans. They often server ceremonial, religious, magical or funerary purpose and are also used as symbols of wealth and status, given that they are commonly made of precious metals and stones. The main component of a necklace is the band, chain or cord that wraps around the neck. These are most often rendered in precious metals as gold, silver, copper and platinum. Necklaces(Tibetan Jewelry) often have additional attachments suspended or inset into the necklace itself. These attachments typically include pendants, lockets, amulets, crosses and precious and semi-precious materials such as diamond, corals, turquoises, pearls, rubies, emeralds, conch shells, lapis, garnets, sapphires etc. They are made with many different types of materials like; gold, silver, copper, white metal, etc.
The use and Importance of Necklace
The use of metals also gave rise to amulets, magical totems thought to bring long life, prosperity and protection against evil spirits. Necklaces were important in term of religious, magical and funerary purpose. So, in ancient times people mostly used necklace as protection against evil spirits or bad karma and other religious purposes but things have changed these days. Now people are more likely to use necklace to adorn as jewelry. These days necklace has become a subject of fashion wear and the popularity of wearing necklace has been growing up.
About this Tibetan Jewelry item
This beautiful Tibetan Jewelry / Necklace is entirely a hand carved piece; made from copper alloy which has fine intricate filigree hand carvings known as siko carvings in local term and is submitted to a gold plating effect to yield a rich and sensuous finish and besides the decoration of Coral, Turquoise, Conch Shell, Lapis, Ruby and Emerald stones make this Tibetan Jewelry / Necklace a stunning piece of art which is entirely a hand craft. This beautiful Tibetan Jewelry / Necklace is hand made by the master artisans of Patan, which lies in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal; who have been in the business from generations..
