Jewelry set with rubies. R-R 18

Silver set (earrings, ring) with rubies. Coating-black rhodium.
Origin of the stone-Sri Lanka.

It is believed that rubies have been known to man since the bronze age. In India before our era they were called the kings of precious stones and were often used in talismans. The Romans and Greeks also appreciated the beauty of this precious stone. Rubin became a frequent companion of royalty and nobility.

The word "corundum", however, is somewhat modified, and came to us from people who inhabited Southeast Asia in ancient times. This is what they called opaque grayish stones of exceptional hardness that were found in that region.

In Russia in the Middle ages it was called Yakhont and attributed to it protection from bad dreams.