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Friday, 15th May 2009 (5481 views)

A special exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts will include a number of exceptional gold necklaces.

The Unspoken Messages: The Art of the Necklace show includes a 19th century item by Tiffany & Co, in addition to a gold and coral piece from 19th century France, Art Daily reports.

Also included in the exhibit, which runs at the Minnesota gallery from June 6th to September 13th, is the ornate Gowri Shankaram Necklace from Tamil Nadu in India.

The jewellery will be shown alongside prints, engravings and photographs illustrating how "fine-quality necklaces have served as self-ornamentation and as symbols of personal belief for thousands of years in many diverse cultures", the news source said.

A rare gold necklace depicting a coiled animal - one of just 30 bracteates ever discovered in Britain - is on display at the Museum of Island History in Newport, Isle of Wight as part of an exhibit charting the story of Anglo-Saxon culture on the island.

 

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