What did gold look like before the millennium?

Are you curious about what gold jewelry was like before the millennium? Don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancient people. The gold craft at that time was no worse than it is now. The Goldsmiths Group recently held an exhibition to find gold ornaments for centuries or even thousands of years, ranging from gold medals to clothes, and a cute gold mouse.

The large ring, the early Bronze Age jewelry, is expected to be 2,470 BC. This should be the oldest gold found in the UK. SalisburyandSouth Wiltshire Museum Collection.

Cross ornament, currently private collection.

The history of gold jewelry found in Northern Ireland is also very long, estimated between 2000 BC and 1500 BC. Currently collected by Drapers.

A gold pendant, a triangular pattern in a gold pendant engraved with the head of the Queen Mary of Scotland, decorated with Baroque pearls in the surroundings. ThePortland collection.

This cute little mouse ornament is also made of gold, and the inlay of gold and pearls highlights luxury. Bowes Museum Collection.

Kingston Brooch, 7th century BC. Inlaid with blue glass and garnet. This is the largest and earliest gold brooch found so far. National Museum Collection.

The ring of Queen Elizabeth I. Made of gold, mother-of-pearl, ruby, and enamel.

The gold court hunted George IV's coronation costume, inlaid with gold wire. Goldsmiths owned by the company.

This is a genuine gold medal for the Olympic rowing, which was presented at the London Olympics in 1908. Charles won the Great British Rowing Gold Medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics. personal collection.

Gold borders, crystal stones and blue glass ring jewels. Discovered in the 1997 Womminster area.

The Stapleford Cup, produced around 1610. Such a cup is made of pure gold and can be seen as worthless. Trustee collection of the British Museum.

11649, the first year of the Commonwealth, the State Department passed the parliamentary bill authorizing the swearing jury, the oath was engraved on it. It is a collection of royal mints. A mid-5th century ornament, a gold pendant decorated with a rectangular sapphire, engraved with a trinity image design that can be used as a container. YorkMuseums collection.

1649, the first year of the Commonwealth, the State Department passed a parliamentary bill authorizing the swearing jury, the oath was engraved on it. It is a collection of royal mints.

This piece of jewelry is twisted from a gold thread and is intricate but full of design. National Museum of Scotland collection.