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JACQUIE AICHE: Graduated
Hammered Teardrop
Shaker Ring in 14k Gold.
JacquieAiche.com
BUDDHA MAMA: 10mm Disco
Ball Bracelet in 22k Gold.
BuddhaMama.com
KARMA EL KHALIL:
Tall T Cuff (from the
"Cast of a Withering
Light" collection)
in 18k Gold.
KarmaElKhalil.com
LIONHEART: Duo
Horse Harmony Ring
(from the "Legacy"
collection) in 18k Gold.
LionheartJewelry.com
NADA GHAZAL JEWELRY:
Khaizaran Square
Full Ring in 18k Gold.
NadaGhazal.com
MAOR: Unity Curb
Ring in 18k Gold.
MaorOfficial.com
LORRAINE WEST: Gold Hot Comb
Pendant Necklace in 14k Gold.
LorraineWestJewelry.com
HOWL: Hale Link Necklace in 18k
Gold. HandleOnlyWithLove.com
TOONZ: Signature Large
Gold Hoops (from
the "Micro-Maqta"
collection) in 18k Gold.
ToonzByAysh.com
KATKIM: Petal Thumb
Ring in 18k Gold.
KatkimFineJewelry.com
Depiction of Mansa Musa in the Catalan Atlas (1375),
by cartographer Abraham Cresques. The
accompanying inscription in Catalan partly reads:
"This king is the richest and noblest of all these
lands due to the abundance of gold that is
extracted from his lands." [Collection of the
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)]
Deemed by historians to be the wealthiest person
who ever lived, Mansa Musa of Mali—whose
14th-century empire produced roughly 50% of the
world's gold—caused a sensation during his hajj in
July 1324. According to accounts, his pilgrimage to
Mecca featured a caravan of more than 15,000
(comprising servants, enslaved people, soldiers,
and prominent members of the royal court), and
included 100 camels, each carrying 300 pounds of
gold dust. Adjusted for today's values, that's more
than $2 billion for traveling money! And that doesn't
consider his 500 liveried servants, each wielding a
solid gold staff weighing 4 pounds. Beggars were
given large ingots, while vendors in the markets and
bazaars were overpaid and tipped with fistfuls of
gold dust. His largesse proved so extreme that
Egypt's gold market was completely flooded,
devaluing the gold dinar by 20% (relative to the
silver dirham) and requiring 12 years for the market
to recover.
FUTURA: Egyptian
Odyssey Charm in 14k
Certified Fairmined
Ecological Gold.
FuturaJewelry.com
