Natural Ruby · 0.4 ct · Pear · Africa · Unheated

This natural Ruby weighs 0.29 carat and is fashioned in an elegant pear-shaped mixed cut, combining a compact jewellery size with attractive colour, transparency and excellent surface luster.

Measuring approximately 4.5 × 3.7 × 1.9 mm, the gemstone presents a refined pear outline suitable for individual jewellery design. Its transparent body and carefully arranged facets allow the natural red colour and internal brightness to remain clearly visible despite the stone’s relatively small size.

The gemstone displays a rich wine-red body colour with pinkish to purplish undertones, producing an attractive purplish-red appearance. These cooler colour modifiers add visual depth while retaining the dominant red character required for Ruby.

Its clarity is comparable to approximately VS, with only limited natural inclusions and internal growth features visible under magnification. These characteristics have relatively little influence on transparency or overall face-up appearance, supporting a clean and refined presentation.

Ruby is the red gem variety of Corundum (Al₂O₃) and is recognised for its combination of strong colour, excellent durability and high luster. With a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale, Ruby is particularly well suited to fine jewellery when properly set.

This specimen shows a Very Good cut, with Very Good symmetry supporting a balanced pear outline and orderly facet arrangement. Its most notable finishing characteristic is the excellent luster, which enhances surface brightness and gives the gemstone a crisp, polished appearance.

There are no indications of heating and no indications of any other treatment. The gemstone is therefore presented with its naturally observed colour and internal characteristics without documented enhancement.

The specimen is recorded as originating from East Africa. Unless supported by a dedicated laboratory origin determination, this should be regarded as the documented geographic source rather than a laboratory-confirmed country of origin.

With its attractive purplish-red colour, clean VS-level appearance, very good cutting and excellent luster, this 0.29 ct natural unheated Ruby offers a refined combination of colour and optical quality in a practical jewellery size. Its untreated condition and East African provenance add further gemmological interest to this individual specimen.