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Ruby Bead Necklace with Gold Clasp - FJ.2281
Medium: Ruby/Gold
$4,800.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
Considered in the Ancient East to be the luckiest of
all gems, the ruby is said to confer upon its owner
protection from all misfortune either manmade or
natural. Like the sapphire, the ruby is a member of
the corundum family, an aluminum oxide that owes
its bright red color to the trace presence of
chromium. The major sources for this mineral both in
Antiquity and today is the Orient, especially Burma,
Thailand and India. On a carat for carat basis, the
ruby is generally the most expensive of all precious
stones. The most prized hue for the gem is called
"pigeon's blood", a deep red touched with violet; a
necklace of these stones is said to have been given
by Alexander the Great to the Queen Mother of
Persia. However, because of its Eastern origins, the
ruby was little known to the Classical cultures of the
West. In the East, especially India, the ruby was
much sought after; Sanskrit writings refer to it as the
"king of gems". Its red color associated it medicinally
with diseases of the blood, and it was especially
valued to ward off pestilence, to staunch bleeding, as
well as cure diseases of the stomach. In Eastern
belief, it also promoted peace and prosperity for its
owner, and granted him invulnerability from all evil.
- (FJ.2281)
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