Shop Gold Earring Online but before that let’s know about History of Men’s Earrings

Shopping of gold earring online by women is now a trend. However, many are not even aware about the facts that wearing earrings was considered to be so much essential in case of men as well in history as it was for any women. In ancient history, earrings were predominantly male ornament. Even 7000 years ago, they were popular in ancient Asia, Egyptians and Assyrians. In the Bronze Age, men used to wear gold earrings - a fact gleaned from the 5000 old natural mummies discovered from the Italian Alps. The famous mummy which is now known as Otzi the snowman, had an earring borehole somewhere around 7-11 diameter. The tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun also explains boreholes in his body including his death mask. In ancient time, Rome earrings were only worn by slaves, while in ancient Greece they were the ornaments of prostitutes. Seamen proudly sported earrings as a mark of their travel and voyages. In fact, sailors and pirates also used to wear earrings for various superstitious reasons. Some were convinced that by wearing earring they can improve their eyesight or gold earring have magical healing powers. Many of them also believed that this can also prevent seasickness. Pirates used to engrave home port inside of their earrings so that their body can be sent to their families back their home to get complete funeral. In addition, the founder of Buddhism and the supreme Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama was also a prince. Earlier he used to wear heavy gold earrings which stretched his earlobes. He got rid of earrings after awakening, but his earlobes were permanently distended. In fact, his elongated earlobes in statues and pictures are a symbol of his self-sacrifice in renouncing his wealth. The capital of the Persian Empire during Medo-Persian Empire show warrior wearing earrings.Moreover, the custom of infant ear piercing of both the sexes were continuing in India for centuries. Another story from the Indian ancient history of earring is of Karna. It is said that Karna was the son of Surya and he handed over him to Kunti . Karna was wearing an armour and a pair of earrings for his protection since birth. In fact, during Mahabharata Krishna, kauravas and Pandvas all men used to wear earrings. Earlier it was believed that evil spirits and disease enter into a human body through orifices and wearing an earring can protect any one from these. In the 16th century, some famous men as such as William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh and Francis Drake spotted with gold earrings and other ornaments as well. In conclusion, it can be said that an earring which is considered to be a jewellery of women was also an essential ornament for men as well. Even now many men like to wear an earring in single ear. Due to the advent of online shopping nowadays men prefer to shop gold earrings online from various online jewellery stores as for men going to market and doing shopping is big task especially due to lack of time.