In the early years, British archaeologists found an ancient tomb in Iraq, the tomb of Queen Pu'abi. The tomb is well preserved, and the Queen's private jewelry vault has a lot of collections, and after her death, her collections followed her into the tomb. The headdress worn by Puabi is very similar to the style of other women in the tomb, but her headdress has a better texture and is of unparalleled value.
Pu'abi's body is draped in a cloak studded with a large amount of jewelry, and this big red cloak is also specially designed for him. In addition to this, she wore many precious jewelry, including larger gold, earrings and a hairbrush made of pure gold, as well as a crown made of gold and more than a dozen gold bracelets.
In addition to these ornaments, there is a strange animal-shaped amulet next to her, and this animal-shaped amulet is most likely uniquely intended. This is also related to the cultural background at that time, when many people believed in the existence of gods, and placed animal amulets on their sides in the hope that the gods could lead the queen's soul to the afterlife, with the meaning of super protection. The amulet placed in the queen's tomb also comes from the last blessing of the subjects to the queen.
Puabi wears a lot of jewelry around his neck and waist, which are made of gold chalcedony and so on. These beads, made of gold and chalcedony, are cleverly designed to be worn into colorful necklaces. At the same time, she also wears a waist chain of more than ten strings strung horizontally around her waist. The overall shape of the waist chain is more exaggerated, and the queen did not wear it on any occasions before her death, and it was a specially created funeral product for the queen after her death.
This bead string was very popular at that time, the production process of these beaded jewelry was not complicated, and the materials used were not too precious, but due to the cultural background and fashion trends at that time, these things were still used as funerary products to follow the queen into the tomb. Because of its special historical significance, these things have now been collected by American museums, and have appeared in public exhibitions many times, and have been announced to the general public, which is very appreciative.
The most valuable of these ornaments is the crown that symbolizes the status of the queen, which has three layers. The rings made of gold are cleverly connected, and under the rings are many beautifully made leaves, while the top of the crown is designed in the shape of a flower, which is very characteristic of the ornaments of the time, with a very strong style of early Indian ornaments.
This primitive and wild ornament was very common at that time, and many dignitaries and nobles were very fond of it, and this style of ornamentation could often be seen at various banquets. The shape of the crown is relatively large, can not be worn alone, can only be embedded in the wig, this crown was unearthed in the late dynasty.
The spiraling circle above was found in your tomb. To this day, it is not clear what his specific use is, but because its shape is very similar to the hair rope, it is believed to be used to tie hair, and it is also called a hair band. This hairband is made of 0.2 cm thick gold, its shape is very similar to the bracelet, there are three circles intertwined, each circle is about 0.8 cm in diameter, the individual weight of this hair ring reaches more than ten grams, and it appears in pairs. It was unearthed not in the royal tomb, but in an unknown tomb, where in addition to this pair of golden hair bands, a well-made hairbrush and various beaded necklace jewelry were found in the tomb.
This kind of bead string with a variety of color arrangements may be a kind of bracelet, which appears next to many women in the royal tombs. It has also been speculated to be a cuff ornament, which has a total of 2500 beads, which are composed of gold chalcedony and lapis lazuli, arranged in a special combination. These beads are fixed to a vertical line, and at different angles, you can see the different colors refracted by these beads. These beads of different colors are also a little more distinctive, and the contrasting beads make the cuffs more distinctive.
These beads are made from a wide variety of materials, including precious metals and stones such as gold, silver, lapis lazuli and carnelian, as well as lower materials such as copper, agate, jasper, shells and bones.
The jewelry and other works of art created by the Sumerians exude a strong appeal, in fact, the jewelry of each country is deeply cultural and closely related to social life. When these jewels arrive in our hands over time, it is worth quietly appreciating and savoring their charm.
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