Vintage Israeli Ring Blue Green Eilat Stone In Intricate Filigree Adjustable Set

Offered is a Vintage Tribal Ring Blue Green Eilat Stone In Intricate Filigree Adjustable Setting. It appears to be silver with goldwash although some of the gold is worn away. It is an older ring. Marked Made In Israel and has a symbol of Hebrew letter 'Mem' or מ with the number 3 inside. The Mem means water in Hebrew and is often used to depict 'from', as everything comes from water. Eilat stone is a mixture of several secondary copper minerals. These include malachite, azurite, turquoise, and chrysocolla. Eilat stone was also the first stone in the history of humankind people learnt how to extract copper from. And copper was highly valued in those far away times. Money received from mineral sales were sufficient to build the first-ever temple in Jerusalem. At the same time, unique jewelery items made of this stone were kept only in treasure houses of the King. Type: ring Size: adjustable Signed: yes, as noted above Color: faded goldwash, blue, green Condition: good - there is a black area on the basket that may be a weld mark Please see pictures for details and size and check out my other listings for more great jewelry!