Kazaziye

Kazaziye, (also known as “Kazazlık” or “Kazaz”), is a Turkish jewelry making technique. Kazaziye is a historical technique from the Caucasus. Kazaziye is a local art from the northern Turkish city Trabzon. Kazaziye made by hand with only 1000 carat silver or 24 carat gold. The exact history of Kazaz is not well-known, however, it is said that this art was born in Mesopotamia area by Lydians in 2800 BC and later spread north to Anatolia.[1][2][3][4] [5]

  • Ancient Greek jewelry from Pontika (now in Ukraine), 300 BC, in the form of a reef knot
  • Diadem pendant. Gold, fine pearl and glass beads, Greek artwork, 3rd-2nd century BC.
  • Gold and silver jewelry, 8th-3rd century BC. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
  • Ancient Greek earring found in the anfitheatre of Cartagena (Spain). II century b.C. Archaeological Museum of Cartagena (Spain).
  • Pendant representing a naked woman. Electrum, made by a Rhodian workshop, ca. 630-620 BC. Found in the necropolis of Kameiros (Rhodes).

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References
  1. http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/TechArticle_April_2013.pdf
  2. http://www.cornucopia.net/marketplace/kazaziye-knot-silver-bracelet
  3. http://www.staroftheeast.us/2015/02/learning-something-new.html
  4. http://www.youth-time.eu/life/jewelry-design-and-photography-a-meeting-point-of-the-creative-spirit
  5. https://issuu.com/pendikbelediyesi/docs/9._uluslararas___geleneksel_sanat__/19
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