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Ot Dakia i trakite-

i ne6to rimsko ot Dakia

i ot 9-18vek

i otnovo ot trakijskite daki-

tuk nqma tatirovka-

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A tova e sy6to interesno-

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Primer za "istoria":
A eto kak interesno se preska4a edin golqm period ot vreme i ot dako-rimsko se okazva direkno,kato sedva6t period 18-19 vek

As in the permanent exhibition, the items are dispalyed chronologically so that the visitor could follow the evolution of the art of jewelry over the centuries.
The first jewels of precious metal (gold) date from the first period man learned to work the metal, that is the Bronze Age. Bracelets, pendants, earrings, fingerrings, tiaras are made of natural gold and have simple forms and decorations that are elegant nevertheless.
The classical period of Transylvanian history, the Dacian and Roman ages are represented by a number of silver Dacian coins (imitations of Greek drachmas) and especially by Roman jewelry: an unusual variety of earrings and fingerrings, elaborately decorated mainly with gems and camoes is the core of this section. Their high artistry enchants the eye, alongside with golden necklaces, brooches, hair pins and bracelets. A hoard of 1268 Roman silver coins (denari) stands together with golden coins of the Thracian king Koson, Roman and Byzantine gold coins and some "exotic" coins as is the oldest one from our collections, struck in Milet (Asia Minor) in the 6.th century B. C.
There is only one testimony from the Dark Age: a hoard of golden clothing ornaments belonging to the Goths and dating from the 5.th century.
The Transylvanian Renaissance left some of the most beautiful jewelry in our collections. The imitation of the artists from the Roman period is to be seen in the re-use of Roman gems in late medieval settings, in the technique and the decoration. The peak of jewelry artistry, the filigree is now very much worked out. Most of the jewellers from Transylvania being Germans, it was them who established the fashion that is inspired by Saxon folklore: tripartite earrings in form of small baskets of perls, ornamental buttons, belts and buckles. The presence of a pair of earrings with corals is a testimony as to the extent of Transylvanian trade.
The next period (18.th-19.th centuries) looks rather as a decay as gold is scarce, the artistry is lesser, the accent moves from refinement to oppulence and massiveness, all this in favor of the appearance of kitsch.
The treasury rooms also exhibit coins, medals and decorations. Most of them are Austrian, figuring imperial celebrities such as Maria Theresa, Franz Joseph, Elizabeth and other famous Habsburgs. The most recent golden issues of the Romanian National Bank, commemorationg 150 years from the 1848 revolution, and other silver issues (Olympic games from Atlanta, for instance) bring the chronological thread of Transylvanian jewelry into the present day.