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Green With Envy - Vintage Retro 10K Gold Emerald & Diamond Ring.   This gorgeous ring is crafted from 10K yellow gold, hallmarked 10K.  Featuring one natural oval cut faceted emerald, 18 natural round brilliant cut diamonds,  Retro styling and quality gold-work.  The gallery is expertly claw-set with a green emerald, surrounded by a halo of white bright diamonds.  The shoulders are channel set with diamonds, adding even more sparkle to the beautiful ring.  The band is substantial, smooth and polished, which allows for a comfortable fit and easy ring sizing.  This Vintage beauty would make a unique engagement ring, gift or addition to any fine jewelry collection.

The earliest diamonds were found in India in 4th century BC, although the youngest of these deposits were formed 900 million years ago. A majority of these early stones were transported along the network of trade routes that connected India and China, commonly known as the Silk Road.

The first known emerald mines were in Egypt, dating from at least 330 BC into the 1700s. ... Emeralds from what is now Colombia were part of the plunder when sixteenth-century Spanish explorers invaded the New World. The Incas had already been using emeralds in their jewelry and religious ceremonies for 500 years.

It is recorded in history that one of Cleopatra's favourite gemstones was the emerald.

One such date is 2600 B.C., when gold was discovered by the ancient Mesopotamiansand used to create some of the world's first gold jewelry. A little over a thousand years later, in 1223 B.C., gold was used to construct the tomb of iconic Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. 

Gold was first discovered as shining, yellow nuggets. “Gold is where you find it,” so the saying goes, and gold was first discovered in its natural state, in streams all over the world. No doubt it was the first metal known to early hominids. Gold became a part of every human culture.

Measurements: Face of the Ring  9.00 mm x 8.00 mm 

Stone Size: Emerald .38 carats    Diamond .28 carats

Weight: 2.68 grams 

Ring Size: 5 1/2 

Origin: America 

Date: 1980s