Jewelry - the most conservative art form in the world

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Recently I received a wonderful gift: an album called “7000 Years of Jewelry,” edited by Hugh Tait.

I’ll need a lot more time to study this book (and it’s a lovely project for me to look forward to), but I’ve already gotten a first impression that is definitely clear: with more than a few of the pieces, it’s difficult to tell whether they were made today, or thousands of years ago…