Linguistic origin
In Arabic, jewels or gems are the collection of a jewel which is the precious Dura or whatever it is worth. The translation of the word in English (English: Jewelery) is derived from the word (English: jewel) which was translated into English from the word (in French: jouel) in French during the thirteenth century. If the origin of the word is traced earlier than this, the search will again result in the word (in Latin: jocale), which means what is being played or a game. Jewelry is one of the oldest ornamental forms on the human body; recently a necklace of beads believed to date back to one hundred thousand years ago has been found, the necklace made of pieces of sea snails and seashells and is believed to be the oldest known ornaments on earth. .


A necklace of red coral dating back to Queen Farida in 1938, now exhibited at the Museum of Coral Jewelry in Italy
socially
Jewelry is also an indication of the standard of living of individuals. They are often gifted with certain occasions and become a sign of that occasion to always be associated with the event. As a dowry for marriages or birthdays or wedding festivals, they are often made of precious metals and precious stones.

Jewelry is a vast world of imagination characterized by beauty, creativity and richness, and has known jewelry since ancient times, and there are pieces of jewelry dating back to civilizations disappeared for thousands of years such as jewelry of Mesopotamian civilizations and pieces of jewelry dating back to the Pharaonic times and many other civilizations.

In modern times, many royal families were known for their fascination with jewelery. These jewelery were associated with the names of those families such as the jewelry of the Tsars of Russia, and the jewelry of the family of Muhammad Ali Pasha in Egypt and others. Perhaps the most famous ruling family is the purchase and interest of jewelry, the royal family in Britain, where the crown of Queen Elizabeth II and the collection of jewelry to the seventeenth century and one of the largest diamonds in the world.

Form and function                      


A man from Kenya wears tribal jewelry
Jewelry of all kinds has been used throughout the ages for the following purposes:

Coins, used by people as an offer of money and wealth and to facilitate business transactions.
Functional uses, such as pins, clamps and buttons.
Jewelry has often been used as amulets that protect against evil and help bring good luck to the wearer's beliefs.
Materials and manufacturing methods
Many materials are used in the jewelry industry including metals from which jewelry is formed such as gold, silver, platinum, copper and others. Jewelry is also inlaid with gemstones or other materials such as cloth. Rosary beads or beads are often used in jewelry making. These beads may be made of glass, gemstones, various metals or of wood.