A Brief History of Fine Jewellery of India The Beginning: Indus Valley Civilisation India’s love affair with fine jewellery goes back more than 5000 years when the hunter-gatherers of the Indus Valley civilisation likely found gemstones on their explorations, with the earliest discovery of diamond estimated around 4th century BCE. In the neolithic-age Mehrgarh (7000 – 5500 BC), craftsmen used shells and gemstones such as
The curated list of Top 10 vintage royal pieces of Jewellery of India Think of the royals and you cannot help conjuring images of opulence and magnificence in your mind. The art of adornment dates back not only centuries but millenniums. Over time, the materials used for crafting ornaments have undergone a sea of change from flowers and beads, shell, bone and stone to copper,