Historians still not agreed what kind of a country can be considered the birthplace of the invention earrings. It is known that in the ancient countries, these accessories were in great demand. In the third century BC earrings were extended to the territory of South-East Asia, East Europe, the Caucasus, the Black Sea ... Earrings in the form of rings of pure gold, archaeologists found during the excavation of the tomb of the legendary Pharaoh Tutankhamun in ancient Egypt. But in Greece and Rome in the same time period, such as jewelry earring served by no means a sign of high status. In these countries, earrings were only slaves and prostitutes of both sexes.
However, after some time of earrings made of precious metals are widespread among the nobility almost the entire civilized world. Gold earrings cast in the form of discs with impressions heads sacred animals. In the Mediterranean, especially in Italy and Greece, were popular earrings in the form of snakes, made by craftsmen from precious stones and metals. Craftsmen specialized in the Ancient East earrings of emeralds and sapphires. And in Russia have spread silver jewelry. They were given to men, however, are not vdevali earrings in his ears, and decorated their hats.
The heyday of the jeweler's art in the manufacture of earrings came in the Renaissance in Italy. Until now, the largest museums of the world are stored headset that time, necessarily includes earrings, which make large, in the form of suspensions. Decorate them it was fashionable to continue with diamonds and sapphires, and more - large pearls. Fashion for earrings not made of gold and precious stones, first introduced at his court French King Louis XIV. Under his master began to make earrings from exotic ivory or precious wood. They are not so delayed the ears, although cost too much and remained a privilege of the nobility of both sexes.
Only in the early twentieth century there were earrings, jewelry, under which not only used natural materials. Also last century gave us such an invention as stud earrings. Initially, however, these tiny droplets in the ears were exclusively diamond or gold, and only then were made of silver and other metals.