diamond and jewellery

diamond and jewellery

diamond and jewellery

as we have seen , jeellery has been in use since the stone age.

the resons for the popularity of jewellery included the love of beautifull things.

the desire for personal and the wish o show to othersthe wearer’s wealth or power.

jewellery was also associated with supper -stitions and magic

all these factors apply in on awy or another , today.

for exmple in 1969 the actor Richard Burton spent 1.2 million doallr for a diamond to adorn his then wife ,the actress Elizabeth Taylor

crown jewels worn by monarchs signify their power and status and such things as charm bracelets

many gemstones have become famous in their own right

for example the largest daimond ever found was the Cullinan uth

which was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan chairman of the premier mining company in South Africa .

this diamond ,measuring about 12.5 centimeters about 5 inches across was found at permier mine in 1905

this diamond weighed 3106 metric carats.

carats are the units used for weighing gemstones

5 carats =1 gram

this diamond weighed 621.2 grams

this diamond was cut into 105 gemstones

this diamond is the largest diamond

this diamond called the stan of africa no 1

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