1.22 Ct. Pinkish Purple Star Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

From the moment this star sapphire first crystallized deep within the ancient metamorphic rocks of Ceylon, Sri Lanka, it began a journey that brings both geological time and human care into a single, luminous moment, the pinkish purple hue speaks of trace elements and heat and pressure sculpting corundum over millions of years, fine needles of rutile arranged in intersecting planes captured beneath the surface to create the soft six ray star that appears to glide across the dome when light moves, the gem is translucent with an intense color intensity that seems to change with every tilt, the natural origin is unenhanced and honest, and that provenance from Ceylon carries with it a long cultural history of reverence for sapphires, a history that the artisans and miners who brought this stone to light still honor today.

At The Natural Sapphire Company this rough promise was shaped into a finished jewel through careful selection and masterful cutting, the stone was fashioned as an oval cabochon to best display its asterism and preserve weight, the finished gem weighs 1.22 carat and measures 5.16 by 4.47 by 4.98 mm, it was cut to a cabochon profile with an excellent polish that allows the star to read crisply on the surface, clarity is graded as very slightly included evaluated at eye level which gives the gem character without distracting from its overall glow, no enhancement was applied and the result is a star that speaks for itself in a vivid pinkish purple tone, this piece is ideal for a pendant or ring setting where the dome can catch soft light and reveal the moving star, when set the gem will tell its own story of Ceylon earth and careful hands, we at The Natural Sapphire Company invite you to imagine this stone worn close to the heart, a talisman of nature and craft, the combination of intense natural color, honest clarity, and classic cabochon cut makes this star sapphire a rare, wearable piece of geology and art, if you would like additional views, mounting suggestions, or a custom setting to best showcase the asterism, our specialists are ready to guide you through the next step.