Description
A beautiful assortment of no fewer than 100 hand-cut gemstone dolphins. Available in the following stone types: onyx, unakite, yellow calcite, tiger's eye, jasper, etc. An ideal gift for all dolphin lovers.
Gemstones are rare rocks, usually cut and incorporated into jewelry and decorative objects. Gemstones possess the following characteristics: Beauty. This includes visual aspects such as color, luster, fire, transparency, and light effects. Durability. This considers hardness, fragility/cleavage, and chemical resistance. Rarity. This considers how often a product occurs in nature. Gemstones can be cut into many different shapes. The basic distinction is between cabochon, in which the gemstone is cut into a convex shape, and faceted, in which the surface of the gemstone is cut into various facets. Cutting considers various properties of the stone, including color, color distribution, inclusions, special light effects, dispersion, and fracture and cut surfaces. They are processed into necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and many other jewelry items, but gemstones are also used in industry for processing. Well-known gemstones include diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, aquamarines, topazes, tourmalines, amethysts, citrines, carnelians, opals, onyxes, turquoises, lapis lazuli, and garnets. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was fashionable to make jewelry incorporating a person's name or initials. The choice of gemstones was guided by the first letter of the gemstone's name, thus giving rise to the gemstone alphabet. Similar acrostic jewelry was also created during the 19th century, expressing sentiments in gemstones. The most well-known is the English "regard" ring, an engagement ring in which the word "regard" was formed by the gemstones ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, and diamond
In the Mediterranean region, the dolphin was traditionally held in special esteem for its intelligence and devotion to humanity. It symbolized speed and safety. It was considered a savior of shipwrecked people. For example, the Greek singer Arion was brought to shore by a dolphin after a shipwreck. The god Apollo took the form of a dolphin to transport people to Crete, where they could build a temple for him. Among the Etruscans (or Etrurians), dolphins carried the souls of the deceased to the afterlife across the sea. In Christian art, Christ is sometimes depicted as a dolphin. The dolphin was also considered the king of the fish. In the French-speaking world, the heir to the throne was called a "dauphin" (= dolphin); they also included a dolphin in their coat of arms. If a book was marked 'ad usum dauphini' (= 'for the use of the Crown Prince'), this meant that the contents had been purified and cleansed of all impurities, so that the text could be seen by the Crown Prince.
