001-Gold Jewelry Series-(16 from 000 to 015)-with permission of MUSHTAQ JEWELERS-(copy right), Karachi, Pakistan, originally uploaded by kauonetwo.
Collection of Antique and Modern Jewelry Photographed for Flickr Forums.
The Necklace, Bracelets, Earrings, Rings and what not, all are of 22k gold, fitted with Precious and Semi Precious Stones. All Jewelry is hand made by the descendants of century old Goldsmith families.
Birthstones (abridged) - Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthstone
In 1912 the American national association of jewelers, Jewelers of America, officially adopted the following list; it is currently the most widely used list in the United States and many other places, including Australia (a jeweler's 'modern' list states they are selected for bright colors) and Thailand; some alternatives are added:
[January: garnet], [February: amethyst], [March: aquamarine or bloodstone], [April: diamond], [May: emerald], [June: pearl-(non-gem) or moonstone or alexandrite], [July: ruby], [August: peridot or sardonyx or sapphire], [September: sapphire], [October: tourmaline or opal], [November: yellow topaz or citrine],
[December: zircon, turquoise or lapis lazuli or blue topaz; Tanzanite was added to December by the American Gem Trade Association in 2002]
The birthstone seems to originate from Biblical times. The Breastplate of Aaron, referred to in Exodus 39:10-14:
