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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). Nelson and Sons. : Missing or empty |title= ( help ) Nose-jewels were only mentioned in the Bible in Isa. 3:21, although referred to in Gen. 24:47, Prov. 11:22, Hos. 2:13.1They were among the most valued of ancient female ornaments. They "were made of ivory or metal, and occasionally jewelled. They were more than an inch in diameter, and hung upon the mouth.2Eliezer gave one to Rebekah which was of gold and weighed half a shekel...At the present day the women in the country and in the desert wear these ornaments in one of the sides of the nostrils, which droop like the ears in consequence."3
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A nose-jewel is a piece of jewellery that was worn on a woman's nose in the Bible .They are mentioned in Isaiah 3:21, and referred to in Ezekiel 16:12, Genesis 24:47, Proverbs 11:22, and Hosea 2:13.They were among the most valued of female ornaments.They were made of ivory or metal , occasionally jewelled, more than an inch in diameter, and hung upon the mouth .Eliezer gave one to Rebekah which was gold and weighed half a shekel . At the present day, the women in similar areas wear these ornaments in one of the sides of the nostrils , which droop like the ears in consequence.
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Traditional Tamil women double nostril piercing in Tamil Nadu, India. A nose-jewel is a piece of jewellery that was worn on a nose. In the Bible , nose-jewels are mentioned in Isaiah 3:21, and referred to in Ezekiel 16:12, Genesis 24:47, Proverbs 11:22, and Hosea 2:13. They were among the most valued of female ornaments. They were made of ivory or metal , occasionally jewelled, more than an inch in diameter, and hung upon the mouth . Eliezer gave one to Rebekah which was gold and weighed half a shekel . Double nose gems are common amongst South Indian, Pasthun, Punjabi, Rajastani and Nepali ethnic groups.These are called 'nathori' and were depicted over 5,000 years ago through Goddess Parvati and Lord Krishna.In Marahastra women wear one large nathori covering the side of the face.Bengali women prefer the septum piercing showing a sign of marriage.During any South Asian wedding the bride will always wear a large nose ornament called the 'Koka' which hangs from the nose and has a chain to the side of the head.It tied to the hair with a pin and has gem stones and pearls.The 'koka' is ring shaped and is specially fitted to hang over the lip over the wearer.At the present day, the women in various parts of the world, especially East Asia wear these ornaments, attached through a piercing on the side of the nostril .Small gems or studs carried on a piercing have become fashionable for (mostly) young women in the West in recent years.
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A nose-jewel is a piece of jewelry that is worn on the nose.Most commonly associated since ancient times with women from the Indian subcontinent , these ornaments, are attached through a piercing on the side of the nostril .
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A Maharashtrian Hindu woman with a nath (nose-jewel).These ornaments are attached through a piercing in the nostril .
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Jewelry worn on or through the nose Turquoise gold nose ornament from the Moche culture .These nose piercing ornaments are attached through a piercing in the nostril or septum .
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only mentioned in the bible in isa
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attached through a piercing in the nostril or septum
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