| The previous owner of the pearl, who is the Zamindar of Jaunpur, near Lucknow, India has sent me the following details. In his own words :
"Dear Sir
The Pearl is undrilled,and can be worn in a Ring,or whatever ornament u get it stud in.
Basra is a place in Iraq,world famous for Pearls.
With the technological advancements,chemicals,bye products,and oil spills Petroleum,the MOST EXTINCT AND BEST species of Oysters did not survive.
One can not imagine that Billions of Gallons of Petroleum got spilled into the Sea with time,u can get an idea on google search.
There are my own ancestorical item samples of all the precious category of Gemstones,which makes it very helpful to distinguish Origin,alongwith 18+ years of experience.
Basra are light weight as compared to other Natural Pearls.
This is due to the same material thin layer over layer deposits.
Other Pearls have a solid,chalk like core.
The layers are either Golden,as this one,or Blackish Grey colours,but the Golden one is the best.
Please see by magnifying glass,i have scratched a side on which u can see the layer by layer formation.
Rest and Best u will see soon,when u receive it."  |