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==History== |
==History== |
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Golden choker necklaces were crafted by [[Sumer]]ian artisans around 2500 BC and according to curators from the Jewelry Museum of Fine Arts,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Graff|first1=Michelle |title=The History Behind … The Choker|url=http://www.nationaljeweler.com/fashion/antique-estate-jewelry/4080-the-history-behind-the-choker|access-date=6 August 2017|work=National Jeweler|date=31 March 2016}}</ref> chokers have been around for thousands of years, |
Golden choker necklaces were crafted by [[Sumer]]ian artisans around 2500 BC and according to curators from the Jewelry Museum of Fine Arts,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Graff|first1=Michelle |title=The History Behind … The Choker|url=http://www.nationaljeweler.com/fashion/antique-estate-jewelry/4080-the-history-behind-the-choker|access-date=6 August 2017|work=National Jeweler|date=31 March 2016}}</ref> chokers have been around for thousands of years, first gracing the world's earliest civilizations: Ancient Egypt, in addition to the Sumerians in Mesopotamia. Often made with gold or lapis, the necklaces were thought to be protective and imbued with special powers. |
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Chokers were also later worn in the 1st century A.D. They are mentioned in the ''[[Talmud]]'', book [[Shabbat (Talmud)|Shabbat]], chapter 6 as a common women's accessory.<ref>[[Shabbat (Talmud)|Shabbos]], [http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/t01/t0114.htm beginning of chapter 6]</ref> |
Chokers were also later worn in the 1st century A.D. They are mentioned in the ''[[Talmud]]'', book [[Shabbat (Talmud)|Shabbat]], chapter 6 as a common women's accessory.<ref>[[Shabbat (Talmud)|Shabbos]], [http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/t01/t0114.htm beginning of chapter 6]</ref> |