Antique jewelry glossary

Welcome to our extensive antique jewelry glossary with around 1,500 jewelry related entries.If you feel you are missing an explanation, feel free to let us know and we will add it.

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z     all

Nose stud

An ornament, usually a gemstone, worn inserted on one side of the nose by men and women in India, Pakistan, and countries of the Middle East. It is usually on the left side, but on the right in southern India. An example made of bone has been found from the Meroitic era in Nubia. The word used for a nose stud varies in different regions; it is sometimes called a chemki.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson