The name garnet comes from the Latin word for pomegranate. Hold one up to the light and you will see why.

Product Highlights:

• The Stone: Deep, dark garnet in polished round beads. Each one is the color of aged wine or dried blood. In low light they appear almost black. Hold them up to any light source and the deep red glows through from within. That inner fire is what separates garnet from every other dark stone. Set between sterling silver disc spacers and finished with a sterling silver clasp.
• History: Garnet has been used as a gemstone for over 5,000 years. The name comes from the Latin word granatum, meaning pomegranate, because the raw crystals look like the seeds of the fruit. Ancient Egyptians set garnets into jewelry and buried them with their dead. The Romans carved garnet into signet rings for sealing documents. But garnet's most amazing history belongs to the early medieval world. The Sutton Hoo treasure is one of Britain's greatest archaeological discoveries. It is a 7th-century ship burial of an ancient king. Among the gold and weapons lay a sword and clasps decorated with intricate garnet metalwork. These were some of the largest garnets ever found in Anglo-Saxon England. Garnets were a symbol of elite warrior culture and were worn as a mark of power, loyalty, and status.
• The Belief: In modern crystal practice, garnet is a root chakra stone, said to strengthen vitality, passion, and physical energy. It is also widely regarded as a traveler's stone, carried for protection on the road.

Our pieces are made with natural gemstones; slight variations in color, size, and pattern may occur.