Liz
Light sapphire beads accented by silver and woven around brown leather with a button closure.
"Sapphires posses a beauty like that of the heavenly throne; they denote the hearts of the simple, of those moved by a sure hope and of those whose lives shine with their good deeds and virtuousness."
- French Bishop Marbodius
ABOUT THE GEM:
Established in the 18th century, sapphires and rubies are in fact from the same mineral - corundum which is a natural aluminum oxide. Next to diamonds, corundum is the hardest mineral on earth.
In ancient Greece and later on in the middle ages it was believed that sapphires cured eye diseases and set prisoners free. Medieval alchemists related it to the element air and believed it to be an antidote against poisons as well as having the influence over the spirits. In the East, sapphire is regarded as a powerful charm against the evil eye.
Established in the 18th century, sapphires and rubies are in fact from the same mineral - corundum which is a natural aluminum oxide. Next to diamonds, corundum is the hardest mineral on earth.
In ancient Greece and later on in the middle ages it was believed that sapphires cured eye diseases and set prisoners free. Medieval alchemists related it to the element air and believed it to be an antidote against poisons as well as having the influence over the spirits. In the East, sapphire is regarded as a powerful charm against the evil eye.
