| Silver Celtic jewellery, as well as gold jewellery, dates | | | | intertwining and interlocking in twisted, spiraling, |
| back to around 2,000 BC. The motifs used in the | | | | mesmerising ways. The patterns can be found on |
| jewellery go back even further though. In fact, they go | | | | ancient stones as well and no other ancient people |
| back around 1,000 years earlier to 3,000 BC. The Celts | | | | had anything quite like it. |
| were among the earliest peoples on the planet to | | | | It was the ancient Greeks who gave the name of |
| design beautiful jewellery. They made brooches, | | | | Celts to the collection of tribal nations loosely affiliated |
| bangles, rings, necklaces, lockets and more. Their | | | | with each other. They called them Keltoi from where |
| motifs were spirals and interwoven twisted patterns, | | | | we get Celtic. They had many things unique to |
| teardrops, shamrocks and stunning knotwork designs. | | | | themselves, but it is the designs and patterns they |
| Most people who consider buying silver jewellery in a | | | | used in their jewellery that has become perhaps the |
| Celtic style usually also want to know the meanings | | | | longest lasting remnant of the original people. The |
| behind the intricate designs and patterns. It is important | | | | worked in the precious metals of silver and gold. They |
| to bear in mind, however, that any meanings given to a | | | | made extremely intricate and delicate pieces so |
| design 2,000 years ago may not have stuck, and | | | | beautiful and striking that today's craftsmen and |
| today the Celtic heart knot, the Celtic double twist ring, | | | | craftswomen are keen to carry on the tradition. |
| or the Celtic twisted cross pendant, could have quite | | | | Wherever you find a jeweller's shop you are nearly |
| different meaning attributed to them from what they | | | | certain to find silver Celtic jewellery on display. A Celtic |
| originally had. | | | | silver knot, an Irish Celtic claddagh ring, a silver Celtic |
| Online shopping has made it a lot easier to buy silver | | | | open cross, or a Celtic spiral heart pendant - all are |
| Celtic jewellery. There are many online stores offering | | | | familiar to anyone who enjoys Celtic designs and |
| this ever-popular style of ancient designs. And while | | | | patterns. This jewellery style is showing no signs of |
| silver remains the more traditional medium for Celtic | | | | becoming old-fashioned either. It has a timelessness |
| jewellery, gold and other materials are used too. This | | | | about it that seems destined to go on forever. |
| style of jewellery is distinctive for its unique patters and | | | | Perhaps that is what makes silver Celtic jewellery so |
| designs. They weave in and out of each other, | | | | alluring. |