Combining three of the most precious
materials
known to man, this lovely amulet was
intended
to bring luck and blessings upon the wearer.
A
member of the corundum family, sapphire is
one
of the four gems deemed "precious" today.
The
finest such stones came from India, Burma,
Thailand and other parts of the east. Very
likely,
this particular gem traveled to Afghanistan
from
India during the Moghul period. Since
antiquity,
the sapphire has enjoyed the reputation of a
magic stone of immense and all-
encompassing
power, capable of warding off every kind of
pestilence and contagious disease. The
sapphire
is also reputed to bring good fortune to its
owner
and to promote wisdom and clarity of mind.
Surely the individual intelligent enough to
acquire this lovely amulet will enjoy all of
those
qualities.
- (FJ.4554A)
|
