Red exhibits feelings of passion and feelings of intensity. Ruby is also my birthstone month. For these two reasons, I have chosen to brief the history of Ruby Red.
The word ruby originates from the Latin word “rubeus” which translates to red stone.
The color ruby red gets its inspiration from the actual stone it originates from.
The color ruby has always been around. First accounts date back to biblical times where rubies were “associated with attributes like beauty and wisdom” (GIA).
But we can date back to 2500 BC, where rubies were first discovered in present-day Myanmar. Later on, records indicate rubies gained value in their worth as “rubies were traded along China’s North Silk Road as early as 200 BC” (American Gem Society).
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Ruby has even been prominent in popular films in our culture, such as The Wizard of Oz.
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