Birthstone Jewelry

May Birthstone - Emerald

May Birthstone: May’s birthstone is the extraordinary Emerald. Emeralds were discovered approximately 4000 years and have since been prized by connoisseurs and sought by the rich and powerful. Cleopatra herself had and extraordinary collection of emeralds mined at the Red Sea, which she wore lavishly.

When the Spanish arrived in the Americas, they were surprised to find that the Aztecs and Incas also possessed these gems, and that they used them as cult objects.

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