Archive for the ‘Emerald’ Category

Gachala emerald

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Emerald, birth May, is one of the world of precious gemstones. Minées by the Egyptians over 3500 years for the pharaohs, this precious green stone was also impressed by the ancient Incas and Aztecs, the Indian maharajas and Maharanis, and the kings, queens and other royal family through the world by history.

The stone is very popular for its shades of green, the color of life and eternal spring. For this reason, Emerald has a religious position in many cultures.
The Emerald Gachala, a non cut 5 cm Weight 858-carat stone, was in 1967 in
Colombia. It was the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC, from the famous New York jeweler Harry Winston.
Another very large, rare emerald is the sacred emerald Buddha. It is located on the grounds of the
Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thai country. This image has been venerated, the historical legend, discovered by accident, after a first look at a Chedi in the north of Chiang Rai Thai Country district in Alzheimer’s disease 1434th The temple abbot of live discovered stucco flaking off exposed images hidden green Buddha status. The rest was properly removed stucco Reveling what the world under the name “Emerald Buddha.”
The Mogul Emerald is one of the largest emeralds in the world. The rectangular tablet cut from the year 1695, weighs 217.80 carats and is about 10 cm high. One side is compatible with Islamic prayers and the other is engraved with beautiful flower decorations. The Emerald, you feel like you are from the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb - the last of the great state and government leaders dents, for a large part of
India. He was in Colombia by the Spanish conquistadors and that is probably in India on trade during the moghol Dynasty, according to experts. The Emerald was auctions at Christie’s in London for 2.2 million U.S. dollars to an anonymous buyer in 2001.