{"id":4877,"date":"2021-03-17T16:01:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T16:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perlas.hostiw.net\/en\/?page_id=4877"},"modified":"2025-06-25T20:12:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:12:54","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perlas.com.mx\/en\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4877\" class=\"elementor elementor-4877\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-255a1a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"255a1a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9ac276\" data-id=\"e9ac276\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432a51c elementor-widget elementor-widget-tz-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"432a51c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tz-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tz-breadcrumbs-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"nav-crumbs\"  ><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/perlas.com.mx\/en\/\">Inicio<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8deef64 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8deef64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7caa139\" data-id=\"7caa139\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0766ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0766ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"https:\/\/perlas.com.mx\/en\/a-guide-to-cultured-pearl-varieties\/\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the meaning or the symbolism of the Pearl?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8586c6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e8586c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de7692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3de7692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Pearl has always been attributed special powers and given its mysterious beauty and its relaxing effect, the most common meanings of the pearl have been Wisdom and Purity. But being the oldest gem of mankind and, after, at least, 8,500 years treasuring pearls, its meaning, has had variations through time.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb2fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeb2fc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">For the emerging Chinese Empire, the pearl was the symbol of Wisdom and it was originated in the inside of a dragon\u2019s head.\n<br><br>\nIn the Hindu culture, pearls were associated with the Moon and were symbols of Love and Purity.\nA legend credits its discovery to Krishna who brought it from the depths as a gift for his daughter Pandaia on her wedding day.\n<br><br>\nIn ancient Greece, Pearls were said to be carriers of Love and Beauty, two qualities which lived in the interior of each pearl. The pearl was associated with Aphrodite, who was considered to be the Goddess of Love and Beauty. After all, Aphrodite, just like the pearl, had been born from the Sea. That is why pearls were used in weddings, occasionally sprayed on the bride\u2019s hair, in the form of pearl dust, on the day of the wedding, as a positive augury for a long and pleasant marriage.\n<br><br>\nIn the New Testament we find that pearls were use as metaphors in several quotes, and always referring to a pearl as something holy: \u201cGive not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you\u201d. (Mat. 7:6)\n<br><br>\nDuring the Roman Empire, pearls were greatly appreciated and represented Prestige and Wealth. There is a tale about a bet at a dinner that can show us how special pearls were to Romans. Cleopatra challenges Marco Antonio, saying that she can give him the most expensive dinner ever and when he accepts, Cleopatra grabs one of her pearl earrings (it was said each pearl was worth 10 million sesterces), and dissolves it in her glass of wine and drinks it, winning the bet. You can read another account of this, the most celebrated banquet in literature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/article\/history-pearls\/\" class=\"link-style\">here<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20de8b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20de8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We examined the possibility of dissolving a pearl in a glass of wine (or vinegar of wine), this was done several years back, and you can see the results of Douglas\u2019 video below:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79721af elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"79721af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=RThs-0Vcnjg&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/perlas.com.mx\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/Video5.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4880&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/perlas.com.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/Video5.png);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Play Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b66621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b66621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">The commerce of pearls in Mexico goes farther back than the Pre-Columbian Era, when Maya and Mexica long-distance travelling merchants (the famous \u201cPochteca\u201d) surveyed their empires seeking for magnificent pearls; these pearls were gifts for rulers and Gods. The Mayans left some evidence of the great appreciation they had for pearls, leaving them on the mortuary offerings of both Pakal\u00b4s \u201cEl Grande\u201d and the Red Queen \u201cTz\u00e1kbu Ajaw\u201d at Palenque.\n\nToday, the Pearl is a metaphor of resiliency, of overcoming a situation. This new meaning emerges from the understanding of the pearl as a natural creation that happens when the pearl oyster defends itself from a parasite\u2019s attack.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0bb2bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c0bb2bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6029c6 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6029c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2bc1f4\" data-id=\"a2bc1f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fd80a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"25fd80a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d93d17\" data-id=\"3d93d17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f628d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73f628d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collar de perlas de la Tumba VII de Monte Alb\u00e1n en el museo de sitio.\nFoto de D. McLaurin.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107700b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"107700b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Pearls have also been associated with tears. Who has not heard that wearing pearls at a wedding is bad luck, since pearls are tears? Well, lie! That legend is false since the mythological meaning is the opposite, Greek mythology mentions that pearls symbolize tears, but tears of happiness! Since the first pearls were the tears of joy of Aphrodite, goddess of Love and Fertility. In more recent times, Mar\u00eda F\u00e9lix, a diva of Mexican cinema, created a new version of pearls and tears, they asked her if she was not afraid to wear pearls. Maria Aren&#8217;t you afraid to wear those pearls? &#8230; Pearls bring tears. Yes, when they are false like yours, because mine give me enormous pleasure! Today, the pearl is a metaphor for resilience, for overcoming an adverse state or situation. This new meaning is based on the understanding that the natural pearl originates when the pearl oyster defends itself from the attack of a parasite. Eggs are left behind by this parasite, and the oyster faces the possibility of becoming live food for the parasite larvae, unless it begins immediately with the nacre coating around the eggs. To learn, in a formal way, about Gems, look to the IGARM Gemological Institute.<br \/><br \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb74f95 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb74f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;font-size: 17px;letter-spacing: normal\">Pearl necklace from Tomb VII of Monte Alban in the site museum. Photo by D. McLaurin.<\/span><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-048c1a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"048c1a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b01eab\" data-id=\"4b01eab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ba1ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"18ba1ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1f451c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1f451c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d1bbe6\" data-id=\"1d1bbe6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52fd437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52fd437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does the pearl form when a grain of sand enters the oyster?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a246cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a246cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">The main cause of the formation of natural pearls is the attack of parasites that reach the oyster and deposit small eggs from which the larvae of the parasite would hatch, which would eat the tissues of the oyster until it died, and then, the parasites would go into their free lifestyle in which they swim in search of new victims. Fortunately, oysters have a defensive mechanism that consists of covering the offending agent with nacre, in this case, the group of eggs. At the Sea of Cortez\u00ae Pearl Farm we have found and videotaped evidence of parasites that pierce the shell and cause the formation of natural pearls. We invite you to see it here. The audio is in Spanish, you may want to take a deeper look into the subject going to:\u00a0<a class=\"link-style\" href=\"https:\/\/cortezpearl.mx\/pages\/how-a-natural-pearl-is-born-from-myth-to-reality\/\">How Natural Pearls are Really Created: From the Myth of the Grain of Sand to the reality of the Pearl Sac Theory<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c456d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c456d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa57273 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"fa57273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=EvXaNWDcYxM&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/perlas.com.mx\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/Video6.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4881&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/perlas.com.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/Video6.png);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Play Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a63e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"18a63e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70c821f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70c821f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-021b876\" data-id=\"021b876\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c13aa39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c13aa39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What care should be taken with pearls?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa9f67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efa9f67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>To keep the beauty and integrity of your pearl it is important to keep it clean. For this, we recommend the use of a soft cotton cloth previously moistened. Pearls should be protected from chemical products such as perfume, hair spray or pool chlorine. Read the complete list of recommendations on our page: <a class=\"link-style\" href=\"https:\/\/perlas.com.mx\/en\/pearl-care\/\">Care of My Pearl<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa12ad\" data-id=\"1fa12ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0385754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0385754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What gives its value to a Pearl?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d59e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6d59e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>In a general way, the Pearl, just like any gem, derives its value, mainly, from three aspects: 1) Beauty, that it be attractive and pleasing to the sight; 2) Rarity, that it be something uncommon; and 3) Durability, which is why the nacre thickness is important.<\/p><p>If you want to learn more about how Size, Luster, Orient\/Overtone, Shape and Skin purity influence the value of a cultured pearl, please do not hesitate to take a look on our \u201cComprehensive Guide to Cultured Pearl Quality\u201d, click <a class=\"link-style\" href=\"https:\/\/perlas.com.mx\/en\/pearl-value\/\">here<\/a><\/p><p>Also, you can consider visiting the GIA\u2019s page on the value of pearls, you can find it <a class=\"link-style\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gia.edu\/gia-faq-analysis-grading-pearl-grading-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4679ecf elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4679ecf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf2de4d\" data-id=\"cf2de4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642891d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"642891d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which is the oldest pearl?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a365375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a365375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>For some years the oldest reported Pearl was a 1.7 mm found in a 5 thousand year old grave in UAE, but now we know that <b>the oldest pearls of mankind come from the Sea of Cortez.&nbsp;<\/b>&nbsp;Those were the results obtained by the INAH team that studied the culture that lived in the <b>Esp\u00edritu Santo <\/b>Island just in front of La Paz bay in Baja California Sur. They came across many different objects such as mother of pearl fishing hooks and stone arrowheads, and among them, the team lead by Harumi Fujita found <b>14 pearls dated back as long as 8,500 years ago<\/b> with evidence of manual work like grooves and incisions made on the pearls to use them as ornaments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 14 pearls mentioned are from the Panamic pearl oyster (<em>Pinctada mazatlanica<\/em>) and there is also a non-pearly pearl of chocolate clam (<em>Megapitaria<\/em> sp.). Of the 14 pearls, the smallest is <b>3.9 x 3.7 mm and the largest is 11.2 x 11.0 mm.<\/b>&nbsp; If you are interested in reading more and watching the image, download the book in Spanish of the <span style=\"color: #00ccff\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff\" href=\"https:\/\/mediateca.inah.gob.mx\/islandora_74\/islandora\/object\/libro%3A979\">Covacha Babisuri<\/a>.<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the oldest Pearl Necklace registered is a Persian necklace, from the city of Susa, dating about four centuries before Christ, in which the pearls were secured with gold.<\/p>\n<p>This is a quote from Kunz and Stevenson (The Book of the Pearl: Its History, Art, Science and Industry, it\u2019s first edition is from 1908):<br>\u201cThe remains of a magnificent necklace of pearls and other gems were recently found by J. de Morgan in the sarcophagus of an Achaemenid princess exhumed at Susa or Shushan, the winter residence of the kings of Persia. This necklace, perhaps the most ancient pearl ornament still in existence, dates certainly from not later than the fourth century BC and is now preserved in the Persian Gallery of the Louvre.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc2ab43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc2ab43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are the pearls of clams and oysters authentic?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c85182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c85182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Yes, the pearls that we find in any other mollusc with shell are real, they come out of a natural process and yes, they are authentic. Traditional pearls are those that have nacre, this is due, on the one hand, to having that very special beauty that has attracted humanity for millennia, and on the other, nacreous pearls (the \u201cpearly pearls\u201d) are formed by aragonite crystals, which are the most resistant kind of cristal that calcium carbonate can form.<\/p><p>Non-traditional pearls, those that are not pearly, can be valuable when they present some exceptional feature of size, color, or surface pattern. If they are simply white or are less than 5 mm long, their value is barely anecdotal or didactic.<\/p><p>We invite you to see photos of non-traditional species (some of these are accompanied by the pearls that form in them) so you can see the great amount of interesting possibilities that there are. Follow the link on <a class=\"link-style\" href=\"https:\/\/perlas.com.mx\/en\/non-traditional-species\/\">Non-traditional pearls.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inicio What is the meaning or the symbolism of the Pearl? The Pearl has always been attributed special powers and given its mysterious beauty and its relaxing effect, the most common meanings of the pearl have been Wisdom and Purity. 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