Certified Natural Ruby - 1.75 ct - Tanzania - Oval shaped -

Natural ruby, certified and sealed, Oval shaped all natural gemstone.
nice cutting grade, included slight residues of oil but not heated.

Ruby is one of the most historically significant colored stones. Rubies are mentioned four times in the Bible, in association with attributes like beauty and wisdom. In the ancient language of Sanskrit, ruby is called ratnaraj, or “king of precious stones.”
In the first century AD, the Roman scholar Pliny included rubies in his Natural History, describing their hardness and density. Ancient Hindus believed that those who offered fine rubies to the god Krishna were granted rebirth as emperors.