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1.17 Ct. Bluish Green Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
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Item ID: | S11138 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 7.2 Width: 4.86 Height: 3.14 |
Weight: | 1.17 Ct. |
Color: help | Bluish Green |
Color intensity: help | Vivid |
Clarity: help | Very Slightly Included |
Shape: help | Fancy |
Cut: | Step Cut |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | Heat Treated |
Origin: help | Ceylon (Sri Lanka) |
Per carat price: help | $500 |
In the verdant hills of Ceylon, where emerald forests kiss the cerulean sky, nature tucked away a treasure destined to captivate hearts and adorn loved ones. This is where our journey begins, with a sapphire that borrows the colors of dawn breaking over morning waters. Its bluish-green hues tell an ancient story, one filtered through millennia of earth's whispers, arriving in the modern world as a beautifully crafted gem offered by The Natural Sapphire Company.
Carved from the chaos of geological transformation, our 1.17-carat fancy shape sapphire reveals a tale sealed within its heart. Its dimensions, 7.20 x 4.86 x 3.14 mm, mark the footprint of a rare journey, one that caught the secrets of deep earth currents in a single glance and reflected them back to us in a vibrant dance of light and shadow. The step cut, a masterful creation sharpened by hands that understand both form and function, accentuates every step of this sapphire’s journey. With a clarity grade only very slightly included, these gentle whispers of nature's process are visible not as flaws, but as signatures, unique identifiers that mark the gemstone's authenticity, enhancing its narrative and its character. Each inclusion within tells stories of pressure and time, a glimpse into a past that is both mysterious and mesmerizing.
The sapphire’s vivid color intensity is akin to the skies over Ceylon moments before the sun bows beneath the horizon. Through generations, humanity has sought to capture such hues for a fleeting moment. Now, they are immortalized in a stone with an excellent polish, reflecting the skill of artisans and their commitment to transcending time with every meticulously crafted facet. This polish does more than simply improve the gem's surface; it serves as a portal to its rich internal world and enhances the sapphire’s inner light, illuminating its colors in ways that capture both motion and stillness, dreams and reality.
As we present this exquisite gemstone to you, we invite you to become a part of its continuing legacy. The connection between owner and gemstone is throbbing with life because the stone is more than just mineral, more than just a fragment of earth; it is a keeper of tales, a legacy from the natural world shaped by millions of years. The Natural Sapphire Company takes immense pride in ensuring that such stories are not obscured in commercial mundanity, but held in their truest essence, shared with those who recognize jewels of the earth not merely as adornments, but as companions in the human journey through time.



