Because Celtic jewelry has been around for hundreds of years, wearing it means you are tapping into the very old tradition. In the early Christian era, the Celts started to make jewelry out of gold and silver, and you can still see some of their work in museums today. A number of Celtic designs were memorialized by Irish monks in famous books, like the Book of Kells which has a home in the Trinity College, Ireland. Celtic zoomorphic designs, knotwork and spirals that used to be used can now be found in Celtic
Pandora gift boxes that can be purchased cheaply online or in your local jewelry shop. Some people like the history associated with these designs, whilst others simply like the way it looks.
One very distinctive aspect of Celtic designs is how animal images are always A lot of different types of jewelryused. This is known as
Pandora charms, and they can show many different animals, like bulls, birds, serpents and more. These images are related to Celtic mythology, which is something worth exploring if you’re interested in this tradition and are curious about the origins of the symbols. Sometimes the animal forms are mixed with human faces. Examples of this style can be observed in lots of pieces of Celtic jewelry, and you can often see animal forms in Celtic knots. A torc or bracelet may have some sort of knotwork design that has animal faces at the ends, for example. This adds more of a mysterious quality to the Celtic jewelry.