Manin gold chain
The gold chain, called Manin, consists of a 22-karat gold wire. The process involves making tiny rings of gold, with semi-circular hollow section, to be welded together and form a fine mesh. If the work is very skilled from 1 gram of gold can be obtained chains of 12–15 cm. This type of manual work to create the gold chains of twisted thin wires is typically Venetian. The craftwork's original name "entercosei" was generally replaced with Manin, or Manini, in the 18th century. It is a historical piece of jewelry, hard to find nowadays  and particularly sought after. The story reports that the Venetians in Constantinople, learned the process, making it their own as early as the 6th century. Manin chains adorned the necks or wrists of Venetian noblewomen and Dogaressas throughout the history of the Venetian Republic. Manin gold was considered dotal and it was customary for each mother to split their chains in equal shares among their daughters who transmitted this tradition to the offspring. For this reason it is now very rare to find a Manin chain of considerable length, although there are historical examples of 50–60 meters. The name "Manin