Amethyst Fine Polished Amethyst Sphere - Height: 11.7 cm - Width: 11.7 cm- 2838 g
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Fine polished amethyst sphere from Brazil, measuring 11.7 cm high and wide with a depth of 36.73 cm and weighing 2838 g, with a lavender hue.
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This ball is different again from other amethyst balls. It is a light lavender form. So it is not pink amethyst or chevron amethyst or pure amethyst, but something else again. Not often seen.
Amethyst is a violet variety of the mineral quartz and is the best-known stone in the quartz group.
Brazil has important deposits of amethyst, which are mainly mined in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (with the city of Ametista do Sul as the leading producer) and, secondly, in Bahia. Brazil is the largest gemstone producer in the world.
The name derives from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (amethustos). Amethyst was already known to the Egyptians, Etruscans, and Romans, and Pliny the Elder had described amethyst.
In ancient China, small gems were carved from amethyst. In the Middle Ages, amethyst was also highly valued in Europe. It was called the bishop’s stone, because it was a favored gemstone for church dignitaries, and it was believed to possess magical powers.[source?]
It was the symbol of lovers, the stone of temperance, protector against sorcery and witchcraft. In Jacob van Maerlant’s works, it is stated that the stone banishes drunkenness. It has been suggested that the Greek name means "against intoxication": wine drunk from a cup made of amethyst would not make one drunk.
It will be sent insured to the maximum
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Translated by Google TranslateThis ball is different again from other amethyst balls. It is a light lavender form. So it is not pink amethyst or chevron amethyst or pure amethyst, but something else again. Not often seen.
Amethyst is a violet variety of the mineral quartz and is the best-known stone in the quartz group.
Brazil has important deposits of amethyst, which are mainly mined in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (with the city of Ametista do Sul as the leading producer) and, secondly, in Bahia. Brazil is the largest gemstone producer in the world.
The name derives from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (amethustos). Amethyst was already known to the Egyptians, Etruscans, and Romans, and Pliny the Elder had described amethyst.
In ancient China, small gems were carved from amethyst. In the Middle Ages, amethyst was also highly valued in Europe. It was called the bishop’s stone, because it was a favored gemstone for church dignitaries, and it was believed to possess magical powers.[source?]
It was the symbol of lovers, the stone of temperance, protector against sorcery and witchcraft. In Jacob van Maerlant’s works, it is stated that the stone banishes drunkenness. It has been suggested that the Greek name means "against intoxication": wine drunk from a cup made of amethyst would not make one drunk.
It will be sent insured to the maximum
#historyofnature
Seller's Story
seller since 2015 on Catawiki
loyal collaboration with Catawiki.
winning something via Catawiki can pay off; prices are in many cases lower than retail prices.
keep it fun, where the platform is intended, so that everyone wins something fairly.
if questions or problems arise I always look for a solution so the customer is satisfied and returns to the beautiful platform.
we package in good boxes with good filling materials
fragile/fragile stickers on the box.
and the items are sent registered and insured.
kind regards`
Jim
gems and stone collectors
platform Catawiki
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Main mineral
Amethyst
Mineral form
Fine Polished Amethyst Sphere
Weight
2838 g
Country of origin
Brazil
Height
11.7 cm
Width
11.7 cm
Depth
36.73 cm
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