ABSTRACT
JEWELLERY A vast subject it its own right, only discussed in outline here. There is rather more ARCHAEOLOGICAL evidence for jewellery – mainly from tombs and hoards – than for dress itself. Artistic representations – especially funerary effigies – also provide information on different forms of jewellery and how they were worn. Literary sources give insights into attitudes and social and SYMBOLIC functions. While some forms – particularly BROOCHES, fibulae, PINS and BELTS – were integral to Greek and Roman dress, not simply decorative, other types had symbolic significance: HEADDRESSES, some RINGS – wedding, betrothal and signet rings, AMULETS (bullae) and INSIGNIA. Nevertheless, jewellery was often worn simply as ornament and to display wealth: especially EARRINGS, NECKLACES, BRACELETS, armlets, anklets, chains worn across the torso and HAIR ACCESSORIES.
