AAA 13.10Ct. (12.2 x 12.0 mm.) TOP SWEET PINK TOPAZ SQUARE/ OCTAGON CUT GEMSTONE - TOP GEM!

AAA 13.10Ct. Top Sweet Pink Topaz. TOP GEM - Brazil

• The name, topaz, comes from the island, Topazio, which is in the red seas. It was commonly used as an amulet as protection from the "evil eye." The theme of a cure of eyes runs though some of the early Christian writing from the tenth century. St. Hildegarde claimed the gem was so brilliant that it illuminated prayers in a dark chapel, and claimed the gem was a cure of dim vision. She recommended placing a piece of topaz in white wine for three days and nights, then rubbing the eye with the stone before sleep with the wet stone and using the wine as an eye wash.