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Columbian Emerald Ring - FJ.5878
Origin: Columbia
Collection: Modern Jewelry
Medium: Emerald and Gold
Additional Information: Set in an 18K gold ring./HK
£6,300.00
Location: UAE
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A deep green member of the beryl family, the
emerald is a rare of the so called precious gems.
Though sources for emeralds are found in both
the old and new worlds, a stone of good quality
is still an elusive object. Emeralds without flaw
are almost unattainable, as the gem exhibits
many natural inclusions, but these do not
necessarily mar the stone's intense green beauty.
Queen Cleopatra of Egypt mined emeralds near
Zabara on the red sea coast in the first century
B.C., wearing the jewels herself or giving them as
gifts to favored friends. Julius Caesar particularly
valued the gem, to which he ascribed strong
curative powers. Emeralds (which had probably
been exported from Egypt) were found in the
buried roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
In Meso-America, emeralds were treasured by
the native cultures, particularly the Incas, to
whom they were sacred. When the Spanish
conquistadors plundered the Inca Empire for
gold and jewels, many remarkable large emeralds
were taken to Europe, where they entered the
treasuries of royalty or were traded with Persian
and Indian courts. Today, the major source of
emeralds is South America, especially Columbia,
where mines first worked by Pre-Columbian
cultures are still in use. The rarity of the emerald
has al ways made it a valuable and potent
talisman, and the bright velvety green of the gem
makes it as desirable today as it has always been
through the ages.
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