Coper Necklaces
Bits of Petra
 
         
  Bits of Petra copper necklaces, 15 designs:  
         
  Ain Ghazal necklace   The double headed statues from Ain Ghazal, Amman, are the earliest statues in human civilization.  
         
    The Assyrian architecture has influenced the design of the earliest monuments in Petra.  
         
    Camels were tamed around 1200 B.C., it became possible to cross the desert of Arabia, Petra area started gaining importance as a meeting point for trade routes.  
         
    The crow-steps have been used for a long time in the area as ornamentations made from mud bricks. In Petra they turned into stone.  
         
    A row of circles and lines decorates some facades in Petra, one good example is the Deir (the Monastery).  
         
    The Double Cornice facade was one of the most original styles in Nabataean architecture.  
         
    After a long time of having a cube to represent gods, the Nabataeans have added some elements to it, square eyes and a nose.  
         
    The eyes in many representations of Nabataean gods were carved as circles inside squares.  
         
    Lines were used as decorative elements on Petra's facades.  
         
    Niches have been carved in m