Same reason as current jewelry is being produced. For people to use to make themselves look pretty, and to show other people they can afford it.
they made it
they made their jewelry
nobody
they made jewelry usually from ivory.
The people who made pottery jewelry linen clothing and other in ancient Egypt
Benjamin Franklin
they were precious and were made out of real gold
For thousands of years jewelry has been made by many societies. The Ancient Egyptians, Chinese, Romans, Celtic tribes, have created jewelry. I have seen jewelry in museums 5-6 thousand years old that I would wear made of gold, silver, gems, glass. I have a necklace made with Ancient Roman glass in it.
Ancient Egyptian jewelry could be made up of glass, faience, gold, copper, or elektrum, among other materials. and dimonds
Because the ancient jewelry tells what our ancestors wore. Jewelry now you can buy at almost any store, but if we didn't have jewelry back then that would close a window on information about the ancient years.
The Wealthy people and people who could afford Jewelry wore the Ancient Africa Jewelry!
Gold, silver, glass, faience, ivory, etc.