
The 14k Gold Flower Nosebone is a really cute piece. It resembles the one that Christina Aguilera wears. It has seven 1mm clear cz’s. The length on this Solid Gold Nosebone is about 5.5mm. The Flower itself is 4.75mm wide. This is a cute piece that is not to big but just right in your nose piercing.
In the United States, nose rings have only been showing up for the last 15 or so years and at first many looked at those wearing these adornments as gang members or people that you certainly would not like to have as your friend. However, many many years ago, in a far away land, nose piercings was the norm.
Nose piercings and nose rings have been around for centuries even found in the Bible when the Hebrew word “Shanf” was used in Genesis 24:22 when Rekekah received a “golden earring” which was in the translation “Shanf” which meant nose-ring, just translated a bit differently.
Then you look at the ancient Aztec, Mayan, and American Indians that pierced their noses to look more ferocious to their enemies. The various items used for the rings were tusks and bones. Read more »
The Gold used in this Piece is Totally Nickel Free, and available in either; solid 14K Yellow Gold, or solid 14K White Gold. These are available in a Nostril Screw, Straight NoseBone Style, and unbent Fishtail.The Straight Nosebone is the Straight Post with a small cone on the other end to keep the piece in place. Unbelievably easy to use. Just pop it in and out of your piercing in less than 1 second.
Body jewelry has been worn throughout history for a variety of reasons from religion to showing the class status of a family. Jewelry has been used to accent clothing, facial features, and other parts of the body such as naval rings.
Today, body jewelry is more popular today than ever before. Once Americans saw, the unique beauty of nose rings while visiting India in the 1960’s this became a huge and important beginning to all types of body jewelry we see today. America was more than likely the last place on earth for body jewelry to be in such demand, believed to have been caused by the Puritan beliefs that are so prominent in America since its early days. Read more »