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Jewelry Decorative components of clothing and dress. In the ancient world, jewelry was used for personal adornment, as it is today, but it also had practical and religious uses. Wearing jewelry was common throughout all cultures of the ancient world and was not limited by gender or age. Men, women, and children could wear a variety of jewelry types. Earrings, armlets, anklets, bangles, necklaces, amulets, and brooches were common in the Old Testament world (King and Stager, Life, 276–79).
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