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Garnets, however, came from Eastern Europe, and were thus more readily available and affordable. They are among the most popular of stones used in jewellery. During the medieval period, gems were not generally cut, but polished, accounting for the naturally-occuring irregular shape such as found on this ring.\n\nIn the early Middle Ages, lapidaries (texts describing the medical and magical powers of gemstones) by earlier authors such as Theophrastus and Pliny were rediscovered. Each gemstone had a particular use – the Peterborough lapidary described garnet as useful for sharpening the judgment and exciting and stimulating the blood. ","physicalDescription":"Gold ring, the raised bezel set with an polished garnet. 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