Ruby Enameled Sterling Silver Vermeil Pendant

Ruby Enameled Sterling Silver Vermeil Pendant Mineral: Corundum var. Ruby Origin: Jaipur, India Color: Red Treatment: Heat Treated Material: Sterling Silver (925) with 2.5 micron Gold Plating  Approximate  Dimensions: 2.5cm x 1.5cm x 0.2cm Weight: 2g Note: Chain NOT Included   10% of this purchase will be donated to The Wildlife Protection Society Of India (WPSI)    In the first century AD, the Roman scholar Pliny included Ruby 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.Hindus divided ruby into four castes, calling the true Oriental ruby a Brahmin. Someone in possession of a Brahmin was believed to have the advantage of perfect safety.Ruby has accumulated a host of legends over the centuries. People in India believed that rubies enabled their owners to live in peace with their enemies. In Burma (a ruby source since at least 600 AD—now called Myanmar), warri