Bead-Cultured and Non-Bead-Cultured Pearls from Lombok, Indonesia

A view of the Lombok farm from the shoreline showing the covered area where the operating and harvesting steps are carried out. Photo by Jeffery Bergman | Sources - GIA


Bead-Cultured and Non-Bead-Cultured Pearls from Lombok, Indonesia: Documents the retrieval and testing of P. maxima cultured pearls from a Lombok hatchery.

Book Review: Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World | Gems

Book Review: Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World | Gems: Review of Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World by Aja Raden

By Aja Raden, hardback, 368 pp., illus., publ. by Ecco/HarperCollins, New York, NY, 2015 | Sources www.gia.edu