The original Cinderella gold sewing kit!

The Adin Museum Of Fairy Tale Artefacts
proudly presents:

The original Cinderella gold sewing kit!

ANTWERP, Januari 17 (Reuters) – A master plan released today will dramatically overhaul the Garden of Adin, incorporating the innovative feature of "The Adin Museum Of Fairy Tale Artefacts”. Garden of Adin Education Commissioner Elkan Wijnberg released the master plan today after presenting it Friday to the Board of Regents, where it was enthusiastically received.

He also announced the first exciting donation to the Museum and gave us the story behind it: Once upon a time there was a princess that we will call Cinderella. Cinderella had an exciting life covered well by all the glossy magazines. For old time sake she repaired the clothes of the rest of the noble family but as privilege entails responsibility she did so with this gold set.

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Iraq reopens restored Baghdad museum, 6 years after mass looting

BAGHDAD - Iraq's restored National Museum reopened Monday with a red-carpet gala in the heart of Baghdad nearly six years after looters carried away priceless antiquities as American troops largely stood by in the chaos of the city's fall to U.S. forces.

The ransacking of the museum became a symbol for critics of Washington's post-invasion strategy and its inability to maintain order as Saddam Hussein's police and military unravelled.

But Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, chose to look ahead. He called the reopening another milestone in Baghdad's slow return to stability after years of bloodshed.

"It was a dark age that Iraq passed through," the prime minister said at a dedication ceremony after walking down a red carpet into the museum. "This spot of civilization has had its share of destruction."

The museum - which holds artifacts from the Stone Age through the Babylonian, Assyrian and Islamic periods - will be open to the public starting Tuesday but only for organized tours at first, officials said.

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5,000 Years Of Jewelry Goes On Display

CHICAGO (WBBM) - If you can't afford to buy jewelry for your sweetheart this Valentine's Day, you can at least get a glimpse of 5,000 years of jewelry.

The Field Museum is opening a new exhibit today.

"Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry: Exquisite Objects from the Cradle of Civilization" features 130 pieces uncovered by archeologists working in different parts of the Middle East.

Curator Karen Wilson says for the most part, jewelry hasn't changed much in 5,000 years.

Our ancestors, both men and women, wore rings, bracelets, necklaces and in some cases, a kind of girdle of jewelry around their hips.

Her favorites, she says, are the very colorful pieces from the 5,000 year-old city of Kish in Iraq. Whatever else has changed over millennia, she says, jewelry remains consistently desirable.

The exhibit, "Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry", runs through July 5th at the Field Museum.

More information: www.fieldmuseum.org

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Ancient Jewelry

Bust of a King, Kish East, Sasanian Period (AD 224 - 637), Photograph by John Weinstein © The Field Museum. The Kish Expedition excavated seven buildings whose walls were embellished with elaborate stucco decoration. The figure shown here is that of a Sasanian king, identified by his crown as either Shapur II (A.D. 310-379) or Bahram V (A.D. 420-438).

CHICAGO.- The Field Museum presents Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry: Exquisite Objects from the Cradle of Civilization, on view through July 5, 2009. A rich array of jewelry from the ancient Near East, Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry: Exquisite Objects from the Cradle of Civilization, will be featured in The Field Museum’s new T. Kimball and Nancy N. Brooker Gallery this spring. Since ancient times, jewelry has been worn as adornment, memento, and a sign of status. The exquisite artifacts presented in this exhibition, some more than 7,000 years old, illuminate the culture and customs of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Levant, Persia and the Islamic Middle East.

The Field Museum is pleased to partner once again with the National Jewelry Institute, organizers of Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry. This prestigious exhibition features artifacts from renowned collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Princeton University Art Museum and the Israel Museum. In addition to the breathtaking jewelry, the exhibition features maps and illustrations that place the jewelry in historical and cultural context.

Additionally, several key pieces from The Field Museum’s collection will be on display complementing the exhibition. The Field Museum’s remarkable collection of 23,000 artifacts from the 5,000-year-old city of Kish, Iraq has been viewed and studied by scholars worldwide. These pieces were excavated between 1923 and 1933 by scientists from both The Field Museum and Oxford University. From at least 3200 BC through the 7th century AD, Kish held an extraordinary position in Mesopotamian history.

This exhibition is free with paid general admission to The Field Museum. Ticket prices can be found online at www.fieldmuseum.org/plan_visit.


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Tacoma Museum Exhibits Ornament As Art

‘Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry’ is the name of an exhibition of works from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection prepared to be displayed at Tacoma Art Museum, Washington from June 6 to September 13, 2009.

Ornament as Art is the first major exhibition of contemporary jewelry to fully explore its impact as a global art form.

Drawing from the highly regarded collection of jewelry expert, gallerist, and educator Helen Williams Drutt, the exhibition examines the art and design of contemporary jewelry, placing it firmly within the artistic movements of the 20th century.

Beginning with jewelry made in the 1960s, when a dramatic shift occurred in how ornament and jewelry were perceived, and continuing through to works made in the 1980s and 1990s, the exhibition explores the avant-garde nature of the works, the artist’s sometimes controversial use of scale and form, as well as the value placed on concepts and ideas rather than precious materials.

From: www.tacomaartmuseum.org

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Jewelry and makeup in ancient Persia

By Hedieh Ghavidel, Press TV, Tehran

Acheamenid Jewelry

Archaeological finds in Iran show that women and men applied makeup and arrayed themselves with ornaments approximately 10,000 years ago, a trend which began from religious convictions rather than mere beautification motivations.



Archaeologists have discovered various instruments of make-up and ornamental items in the Burnt City, which date back to the third millennium BCE.

The caves of the Bakhtiari region, where the first hunter-gatherers settled at the end of the ice age, have yielded not only stone tools, daggers and grindstones but also several stones covered with red ocher.

Parthian goat-shaped vessel

As no cave paintings have been found in this area, researchers believe the people of this era bepainted their faces and bodies with ocher.

Other caves in Kermanshah have also yielded several samples of animal bones with traces of paint. Again, as the cave walls are undecorated, it can be inferred that the residents used these bones as ornaments.

The tombs found in Kerman have all yielded white powder made of lead or silver suggesting the people of this region were the first to use white powder for beautification purposes.

Jewelry found in the Burnt City, Iran

Archaeologists also believe that both women and men used a red powder found inside small saucer-like vessels unearthed in some tombs to redden their cheeks.

The masks and statues unearthed at Haft Tappeh in Khuzestan, show the people of the time blackened and extended their eyebrows, reddened their lips and cheeks and lined their eyes up to the eyebrows.

Archaeological finds dating back to the first millennium BCE, show the diversity and abundance of cosmetics and ornaments in this period, suggesting that this era was the peak of the art of decoration and makeup in Iran.

A Parthian Gold Bead

Ten thousand year old discoveries from a number of caves, especially Mazandaran's Huto and Kamarband caves and Kermanshah's Bisotoun Cave, reveal that women and men adorned themselves with pelts, shells, colorful stones and the teeth and bones of hunted animals.

Metal, bone, shell, stone and glass rings, bracelets, armlets, anklets, hair and dress pins, circlets, chokers, ornamental buttons, various ear and fingernail cleaning tools are among the frequent finds from this era.

Achaemenid gold necklace with seal

Agate, pearls and other semi-precious stones have been discovered in the Burnt City, and the quantity of unearthed necklaces, bracelets and rings show that the inhabitants were fully aware of the value of ornaments and their application.

Archaeological excavations in central Iran at Tappeh Si Arg in Kashan and Tappeh Hessar in Damghan have unveiled the same extent of makeup materials and ornamental ware.

Decorative beads made from pearl, turquoise, copper, silver, gold and unbaked or baked lime from 4,600 BCE to 1,800 BCE are the most frequent finds at these sites.

Achaemenid jewelry

Rings, necklaces, crowns, earrings, foot ornaments, bracelets and even metal beads adorned with what is thought to be family insignia all testify to the mastery of their artisans.

Tappeh Hessar graves, even those belonging to children, all contain an array of such objects.

Cave dwellers used water as the first mirror. Gradually as man learned to melt and polish metals, he crafted mirrors.

A pair of Gold Earrings ( 500-300 BCE)

The oldest man-made mirrors discovered, which date back 4500 years, have been found mostly in Ilam, Luristan and Azarbaijan and are ornamented with mythological figures carved into their handles and backs.

In the excavation of the Sassanid tombs of Azarbaijan, two sheets of glass with tar and silver-coated backs were discovered, which archaeologists believe were used like modern mirrors.

These sheets of glass/ancient mirrors like many other Iranian treasures from the past have been housed in the British Museum.

An Achaemenid seal housed in the Louvre depicts a fully made-up aristocratic woman looking at her reflection in a mirror while a maid presents her with a hairpiece.

The first combs found in Burnt City excavations are as old as 4,700 years and are mostly wooden with embossed decorations.

Studies suggest the women of Sistan used combs for both decoration and functional means.

Persepolis image

One ancient statue shows a queen with her hair collected behind her head in a crescent.

Archaeologists believe women used the various springs found in the tombs in Ilam's Poshtkoh cemetery to wrap their hair. Hair wrappers with a bejeweled middle or outside rod have also been discovered in Ilam's Chenar graveyard.

Persepolis images suggest kings and soldiers used extensions in their beards and hair.

Achaemenid white agate bead necklace ( 550-330 BCE)

Parthians wore pendants, tiny pins, rings, circlets, perfume, precious stones and clay or glass beads to banish ill omens.

Sassanid women were so attached to makeup and ornaments that they were often buried with them. In this era, the use of semi-precious ornamental objects became popular, an example of which is the belt buckle adorned with pink agate which is housed at the Wisebaden Museum.

Sassanid carnelian stamp seal

Achaemenid jewelry was decorated with mythological, plant and animal shapes. For example, bracelets were thin and the two ends were adorned by lion, ram, goose, deer or snake heads.

The intricacy of some of the jewelry unearthed still amazes archaeologists as to how people from ancient times designed and produced ornaments of such delicacy.

From: www.presstv.ir


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Field Museum to highlight ancient jewelry

Chicago -- Jewelry from the ancient Near East will be the focus of attention in a new exhibit to hit The Field Museum in Chicago next month.

"Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry: Exquisite Objects from the Cradle of Civilization" will run from Feb. 13 through July 5 and will feature artifacts from renowned collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Princeton University Art Museum and the Israel Museum.

Some of the artifacts to be presented are more than 7,000 years old, and the jewelry is intended to illuminate the culture and customs of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Levant, Persia and the Islamic Middle East.

The Field Museum is partnering with the National Jewelry Institute to produce the exhibit, which will also feature maps and illustrations in addition to the jewelry, placing the designs in an historical and cultural context.

Several key pieces from The Field Museum's own collection, including a grouping of 23,000 artifacts from the 5,000-year-old city of Kish, Iraq, will also be on display to complement the exhibition.

"Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry: Exquisite Objects from the Cradle of Civilization" is free with paid general admission to The Field Museum.

For more information, call (312) 922-9410 or visit the museum's Web site, www.fieldmuseum.org.

From: www.nationaljewelernetwork.com

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Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry

The National Jewelry Institute is presenting "Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry: Exquisite Objects from the Cradle of Civilization". The exhibit has pulled 135 pieces of jewelry from museums around the world, some more than 7,000 years old. The exhibit is open at the Forbes Galleries on Fifth Avenue, New York through December 31 and then will travel to The Field Museum in Chicago where it will be on display February 13-July 5, 2009.

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Museum to host bazaar

Leesville, La. - The Museum of West Louisiana will host a museum bazaar Friday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 15, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on both days. The event will feature a wide array of estate jewelry, regular jewelry, Christmas items, hand crocheted items, used books, and much more.

Also for sale will be casseroles, cakes, cookies, candies, cupcakes, and many other delectable treats.

“The museum does not have a source of sustainable funding; therefore all money brought in from this event will be greatly appreciated,” said Mary Cleveland. “I hope everyone can come out and help us raise funds for the museum.”

From: www.leesvilledailyleader.com

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