It is said that the emerald was Cleopatra’s most favored jewel. Thought to be able to predict the future,enhance intelligence and improve memory, the emerald has long been the symbol of youth, it’s deep greens expressing the vitality of spring and rebirth.

Roman historian Pliny the Elder, when describing the hunger for the jewel in ancient Rome is quoted as saying, “Nothing greens greener.”

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