Ample Antique Paste Ring synthetic spinel An absolute staple in any

An absolute staple in any jewelry lover's collection

These estate earrings have minimal wear

• Inside of ring is engraved "G

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Ample Antique Paste Ring synthetic spinel An absolute staple in anyFor as long as humans have been using gem materials thousands of years they have also been concocting imitations for those same gem materials. Paste, or glass, has been used to imitate gemstones since at least ancient Greece, but it was the development of a particular kind of leaded glass in the 1600s that made the material a more convincing simulant for diamonds. Adding lead to the glass (which is formed by solidifying molten silicon dioxide in an