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Free Worldwide DeliveryA beautifully made 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) More gold ring set with a rectangular carved carnelianA translucent red variety of chalcedony which in its turn is a form of cryptocrystalline quartz. Carnelian has been known and used since antiquity when it was sourced from the surfaces of the Egyptian and Arabian deserts. The most prized carnelian has a true blood-red color. More of a dancing muse with cymbals. It is so well carved with fine detail. The trick was to carve through the lighter layers of the carnelian to achieve the tones. This was a highly skilled job and there were craftsman in Italy and France who were able to achieve this quality in the 19th century. The ring was made circa 1860-1890.
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