- Asset ID
- 458
- Title
- Oriental Amethyst ring
- Credit
- Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London
- KEYWORDS
- BM.1915
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Oriental Amethyst ring
Corundum variety Sapphire, set in a ring BM.1915,202 A faceted gemstone of Sapphire known as ‘Oriental Amethyst’ due to the beautiful purple colour. If you look close you can see the Sapphire is actually blue and red. Part of the Sir A.H. Church Collection, presented by Lady Church in 1915.