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Two Strands Emerald Bead Necklace with Cabochon Emerald - FJ.2877
Origin: Colombia
Collection: Colombian Emerald Necklace
Medium: Emerald/Diamond/Gold
Additional Information: Seoul
£8,600.00
Location: Great Britain
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A deep green member of the beryl family, the
emerald is the rarest 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. The famous queen
Cleopatra of Egypt mined emeralds near Zabara on
the Red Sea coast in the first century BC, 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
were found in the buried Roman cities of Pompeii and
Herculaneum, which probably came originally from
Egypt. In Mesoamerica, emeralds were treasured by
the native cultures, most particularly the Incas who
worshipped them as 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 in some cases were traded farther East to
the Persian and Indian courts. Today, the major
source for emeralds is South America and especially
Colombia, where mines first worked by the pre-
Columbian cultures are still in use. The rarity of the
emerald has always made it a valuable and potent
talisman. It is said to cure diseases of the eye, free
the body from poisons, arrest physical decay of all
sorts, stop dysentery, facilitate childbirth and end
attacks of epilepsy. The bright velvety green of this
gem makes it as desirable today as it has always
been through the ages.
- (FJ.2877)
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