Polychrome: Literally meaning "many colored", in the context of jewelry it simply refers to a decoration that uses three or more colors.
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Polychrome Jasper
aka Desert Jasper, Peninsula Jasper, Royal Savannah Jasper, Sunset Jasper
As the name suggests, polychrome jasper includes multiple colors (usually creams, tans, browns, reds and yellows).
The earliest polychrome wares used hard enamel colours in which green had a leading part; they're known as famille verte (green family) porcelain. The painting was done over or under the glaze.
jpg (An enamelled gold and gem-set pendant, decorated with polychrome enamel in the Neo-Renaissance taste, depicting a woman's head surmounted by a feathered headdress, ...
Although the Egyptians had access to many precious gemstones, they preferred to emulate their colors using polychrome glass, because natural gemstones were much harder to work with.
The characteristic features are the abundant use of unfaceted polished gemstones and seed pearls in combination with polychrome enamel decoration. This style has been revived throughout history.
 See also: Chrome, Gold, Antique, Jewel, Stone
  
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