The figure three has always had special significance to Man. The thoughts of Man have been captured not only in writing and art but also in jewellery. This has led to the popularity of three stone jewellery.
Three is represented in ornaments in the form of three spirals, three bent legs of human beings or any other representations of the magic number of three.
The spirals and legs have come down to us from the times of Greek civilization. The spiral represents solar power. This is known as the trsikelion symbol. It has many noticed in many cultures. Mycenaean vessels carried it.
The coins of Lycia used this symbol. The Gauls were influenced by it. Soon it became part of the three stone jewellery collection.
Three stands for triad or the trinity representing the unity of body, mind and spirit. This idea came to be represented in three stone jewellery. The importance of three is found in history all over the world. Three also stands for past, present and future or art, science and religion captured in three stones in a ring or pendant. |
