Gemstone

legitimate gem dealer. This is unquestionably a situation where you need to purchase from somebody you trust. • Opal is a grand gemstone whose shades envelop for all intents and purposes each tint in the shading range. The play of shading is diverse on each stone, and its sparkling tones offered ascend to "opalescent." Because it is such an enchanting and remarkable gemstone, it is no big surprise that opal adornments are extremely well known among gatherers and design lovers. • Opal is the…

Islamic children. The characters in the comic face challenges of most Arabs by day and fight for their religion by night. The 99 is comic book created by Naif Al-Mutawa. In his story, knowledge is contained in 99 gemstones, which were created by the librarians of Dar Al-Hikma. The 99 gemstones choose characters in the story and give these characters’ special powers based on the 99 attributes of Allah. At first the characters start using the special powers for themselves. Throughout this…

In the Renaissance, specifically in Italy in the fifteenth century, the focus on Greek and Roman mythology was revived (Grissom). Also, the Medici family, who was the ruler of Florence, Italy, commissioned work in order to display and solidify “their fame and political power” (Grissom). As a result, there are quite a few pieces that were made to celebrate and give good luck to the Medici. These characteristics are completely different in the 20th century. During the 20th Century, there is a…

Coin Belt, Roman 370 A.D. through 400 A.D. This work conveys a sense of power through the expression of the gold belt having elegant sapphire,gemstones, and glass surrounding the belt. Additionally, the work displays a sense of power by the emperors on each coin on the belt that represents the Roman Empire changing by each emperor’s reign and people adjusting to Christianity, the main religion of the empire. Also, the mood of the work is expressed by the gold and bright colors used in the belt…

Anna Maria Zieglerin was a sixteenth century female alchemist. Alchemy, a science of the Middle Ages, was used with the goal being to turn normal metals into gold. Anna Maria was tried, and found guilty, of murder of a courier, attempted poisoning of a Duchess, and the intent to steal papers from a Duke’s chamber. She was burned alive for her crimes at the age of 25 on February 7, 1575. Most of what we know about Zieglerin and her early life comes from court documents during her trial in 1575.…

Tuesday is the third day of the week, also known as Tiu's day. Being the first weekday to be named after a god it is named for Tiu or Twiabut known as Tyr which is a lesser-known god that is of war and the sky, Tiu was associated with Ares, other deities associated with tuesday are Mars, Tiwaz, and Morrighan. Tuesday is translated to many different names in many different languages as such in Latin it is “dies Martis” or “Day of Mars” and in ancient Greek it’s “hemera Areos” or “day of Ares”.…

We all dream. We wouldn’t be humans if we didn’t have an imagination while we are asleep. Have you ever wondered why we dream and sometimes we could never remember them? What are dream catchers? Why were they created? What are dreams? I know those are types of questions we all ask ourselves. A dream catcher is varying of expressions and specialties of the Native American tribal. The very first dream catcher of the Ojibwa was proposed to show normal insight. According to Frances Densmore,” In her…

Brooches In the beginning, brooches were used as a device to pin up robes, coats or cloaks. Due to their functional use, they usually came in simple shapes. However they soon started to be used as a body adornment on clothes. As a matter of fact, they stated to become more decorative by using gold and silver and in the following centuries brooches took several shapes, designs and inspirations from nature like birds, flowers, animals etc. Hat Brooches started to set it’s trend from the 15th…

El Salvador, Greece, Georgia, Chile, Canada, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Argentina. Obsidian is volcanic lava that has cooled and is often referred to as volcanic glass. The name obsidian originated from a Roman named Obsius, a man who discovered a gemstone very similar in nature to obsidian. Its black, glassy, shiny and very often flow banded makes it easy to distinguish from other volcanic rocks. Although it’s generally black in color, it can also found in other much lighter to darker tones, with…

In my opinion, I think that our imagination is still growing and will continue to advance in the future. One of the structures that I think truly represents artistic beauty is the Royal Ontario Museum. The Royal Ontario Museum is one of the many gemstones in downtown Toronto. The building features countless amount of collections from the past and it is one of the most unique looking building around, with its crystal like architecture and amazing interior design. Inside the building features…