A Short History of Jewelry

Interestingly, although these powers and the legends that went with them are widespread across numerous religions and parts of the world they are remarkably homogenous with jewels and precious stones common to various parts of the world thought to conver similar values to their wearer The gemstones of ancient times, though considered ;precious; then, are not in the ;precious stone; class of modern times.Until recently in the jewelry industry, only four gemstones were considered ;precious;, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond and Sapphire. However, earlier in history Diamonds were not revered as color was considered the all important variable. In today market, conversely, ;precious; and ;semi precious; stones as categories have been largely retired and Gemstones are revered for their rarity and intrinsic beauty instead. Jewelry was used as a gift to facilitate worship. Similarly, began the notion that benefits could be gleaned from their wear and consequently there developed an complex network of fictitious powers being attributed to them.