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Rainbow Moonstone, the Ceylon Trade, and the Li...
Why rainbow moonstone has no colonial paper trail, how blue-sheened feldspar moved through Ceylon's gem pits, and what the evidence can and cannot support about its history.
Rainbow Moonstone, the Ceylon Trade, and the Li...
Why rainbow moonstone has no colonial paper trail, how blue-sheened feldspar moved through Ceylon's gem pits, and what the evidence can and cannot support about its history.
Turquoise, Protection, and the Limits of Esoter...
What did turquoise actually do in Tibetan religious life? A historical look at amulets, medicine, and ornament—and the limits of esoteric interpretation.
Turquoise, Protection, and the Limits of Esoter...
What did turquoise actually do in Tibetan religious life? A historical look at amulets, medicine, and ornament—and the limits of esoteric interpretation.
Adamas and the Lunar Stone: Rainbow Moonstone i...
How did lunar stone correspondences develop in premodern astrological and lapidary traditions, and why is rainbow moonstone's ancient role largely a modern naming overlay?
Adamas and the Lunar Stone: Rainbow Moonstone i...
How did lunar stone correspondences develop in premodern astrological and lapidary traditions, and why is rainbow moonstone's ancient role largely a modern naming overlay?
Blue Topaz and the Astrological Lapidary: When ...
How did blue topaz acquire planetary correspondences? Medieval topaz was usually golden, not blue. Trace the gap between premodern lapidary astrology and the modern blue topaz category created by heat...
Blue Topaz and the Astrological Lapidary: When ...
How did blue topaz acquire planetary correspondences? Medieval topaz was usually golden, not blue. Trace the gap between premodern lapidary astrology and the modern blue topaz category created by heat...
Beryl, Rank, and the Ritual Object: How a Singl...
How beryl served as both a marker of administrative rank and a material for ritual objects in antiquity, and why secure identification matters more than ancient terminology.
Beryl, Rank, and the Ritual Object: How a Singl...
How beryl served as both a marker of administrative rank and a material for ritual objects in antiquity, and why secure identification matters more than ancient terminology.
Amber as Tribute and Spoils: Beeswax Amber in E...
How Baltic beeswax amber functioned as tribute, diplomatic gift, and war spoil in early modern Prussia and Sweden, and what its redistribution reveals about political exchange.
Amber as Tribute and Spoils: Beeswax Amber in E...
How Baltic beeswax amber functioned as tribute, diplomatic gift, and war spoil in early modern Prussia and Sweden, and what its redistribution reveals about political exchange.