Ethiopian Opal

African Gemstones
  • Ethiopian Opal
  • Ethiopian Opal
  • Ethiopian Opal

LOT 1

Ethiopian Opal

Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000

About this Item

Ethiopian Opal
a cabochon-cut white Ethiopian opal with opalescence weighing 3.82ct.

Oval Ethiopian Opal Ring 3.82ct

Notes

This loose gemstone is paired with a CAD design that brings our gems to life as conceptualised made-up pieces of jewellery, a design collaboration between Strauss & Co and Taz Watson.

The mesmerising play of colour in each opal, always unique, has long inspired writers, poets, and creative souls. To those who wear it, the opal represents hope, luck, and purity. An enigma even to scientists, the exact process of this silica-rich gemstone’s formation remains a mystery. Opals have been discovered in Kenya dating as far back as 4000 BC, and the gem is celebrated as the birthstone of October.

Likely origin of this Opal is Ethiopia

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