Natural pearls - assorted rare and exotic natural pearls
Did you know?
During the reign of the Roman Empire, pearls could only be worn by the elite classes.
Some European countries even passed laws regarding who could and could not wear pearls.
Although pearls are no longer a symbol of a particular caste, they remain a symbol of class.
To avoid conquest by the Romans, Cleopatra bet Marc Antony that she could give the most expensive dinner in history.
She won the bet when she crushed and drank down a large natural pearl estimated to be worth over 9 million dollars.