<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording\nto the Greek historian Appian, Mithridates the Great, King of the Bridge around\n100 BC (northern Turkey today), possessed two thousand gold vases and onyx.\nAfter his victory, Pompey will bring to Rome the precious vases, the number of\nwhich may have been exaggerated. Their material is not known with certainty\nbecause onyx also means alabastrite, a kind of veined white marble. This\noriental alabaster is used to make containers used to store precious ointments\nand scented balms such as benzoin or myrrh. This odoriferous resin is said to\nbe at the origin of murrhin or onyx murrheus vases frequently mentioned in\nancient stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vessels\nof Mithridates were perhaps in alabaster. The same confusion occurs today with\nthe “marble-onyx”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Onyx but\nmore frequently sardonyx, is frequently called memphite. Around 200 BC, General\nScipio the African would have brought to Rome the first sardonyx much sought\nafter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Antiquity\nexcels in the art of glyptics (cameos and intaglios). The Greeks and Romans\npreferably use stones with straight and parallel layers. The more layers there\nare, the more complex the work. Some colors are enhanced to enhance the final\nrendering. There are many antique works in museums onyx or sardonyx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the\nmost famous, we can see admire two at the Cabinet of Medals of Paris, dating\nfrom the first century AD:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–\nApotheosis of Augustus or cameo of the Sainte-Chapelle. It is the largest known\ncameo in the world (31 x 26 cm), it dates from the 1st century AD We see\nAugustus and all his lineage to the Roman emperor Tiberius, or 24 characters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The middle\nAges, by mistake, gave a Christian interpretation to this representation. King\nSt. Louis acquired it and deposited it as a relic to the Sainte-Chapelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– The cup\nof Ptolemy, said vase of Saint-Denis. Carved in a single block of sardonyx, the\ncanthar, dedicated to Bacchus or Dionysus, has two handles in the form of\nvines. We see, executed with incomparable precision, festive scenes where many\ncharacters and animals evolve among ornaments and plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cup\nwould have belonged to the Carolingian king Charles the Simple. The addition of\na base adorned with precious stones, disappeared during the Revolution,\ntransformed it into a chalice that would have been used for the ceremony of the\ncoronation of the queens of France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The glyptic\ndisappears in the West at the time of the barbarian invasions. In the first\ncenturies of the Middle Ages, Roman cameos were rediscovered, enriching royal\ntreasures and churches. Clumsy imitations are made on glass, easier to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Middle Ages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIn medieval\ntexts, the term onice frequently designates all agate intaglios. The animal intestines on certain animals have\na good reputation, so the deer and the snake transmit courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To wear the\nnight onyx in necklace or in ring is disadvised: \u201cit gives to see the devils and gives a lot\nof fentosmes to sleep\u201d. In the best case, onyx allows you to converse during\nyour sleep with a missing loved one and to keep the memory when you wake up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The onyx,\nespecially the black, would have other negative influences: It makes the mood\ndifficult, arouses the sadness, salivates excessively the children and\nmultiplies the processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bishop\nMarbode said in the twelfth century: \u201cIf you have Sardinian with you, the onyx cannot\nharm you\u201d. The Sardinian or Sardoine takes its name from the ancient city of\nSardis, located today in Turkey. Sardinian brings sweetness and temperance to\nonyx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Modern Times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe rich\ncollections of antique cameos are in fashion in the Renaissance. Isabella\nd’Este, wife of the Duke de Gonzague, has some very beautiful ones in Mantua.\nThe most famous is known today as the Gonzague cameo or Malmaison cameo. This\nlarge cameo of 16 x 12 cm has traveled a lot and known other prestigious owners\nas the Empress Josephine and Tsar Alexander I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It dates\nfrom the 3rd century BC and comes from Alexandria. He represents Ptolemy II and\nhis sister-wife Arsinoe. (Visible at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Onyx\nfrequently enters into the composition of art objects made by contemporary\ngoldsmiths. Austria keeps onyxkanne (the onyx ewer) at the Vienna Museum of Art\nHistory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This\nspectacular vase made of onyx and gold, enriched with precious stones, 28 cm\nhigh is an achievement of the French artist Richard Toutain. King Charles IX of\nFrance offers it, during his union with Elizabeth of Austria in 1570, the\nTyrolean prince representing him at the marriage by proxy. The onyx ewer\ncontributes to the influence of French art in Europe and brings a striking\ntouch to the dark reign of the penultimate Valois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Onyx\nremains popular in the time of the Bourbons. We learn that the beautiful\nGabrielle d’Estr\u00e9e, favorite of Henry IV, has ” a pendant of an onice in\nwhich is engraved the figure of the king “.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Louis XIV\nenriched his collections by buying a sumptuous mirror made of rock crystal,\nadorned with onyx, sardoine, jasper and precious stones. Directed by Venetian\nartists during the Renaissance, this mirror, said of Marie de Medici, would\nnever have belonged to the grandmother of the king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Louis XV\nhas a stamp with the motto “love assembles” made of two-layer onyx,\ncarnelian and gold. We can see the delicate profile of Madame de Pompadour\nprotected by a pretty lid decorated with foliage and red fruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nMarquise devotes herself to the art of cameos. She receives in her small\nworkshop of the castle of Versailles, the courses of Jacques Guay, famous\nengraver. A touching testimony of the “creative leisure” of the\nfavorite has survived: a charming onyx nicolo on a blue background\nrepresenting, according to a drawing by Boucher, a small musician god winged\nand chubby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fran\u00e7ois de\nGillet-Laumont, mining inspector and brilliant mineralogist discovers onyx in\nthe Paris region around 1795. The hill of Champigny-sur-Marne, already\nexploited for the extraction of carbonaceous lime conceals, among siliceous\ninfiltrations, pink chalcedony and three-layer onyx. Two layers have a\nreddish-brown color separated by the third from a bluish-white\nsemi-transparent. The dough lacks a bit of finesse but the engraver of fine\nstones Romain-Vincent Jeuffroy makes very beautiful cameos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imperial Topaz stone Benefits<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe deposit\nis unfortunately depleted very quickly and the onyx of Champigny becomes a\nrarity. During the 19th century, most European onyx came from Scotland or\nGermany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Virtues of Onyx Lithotherapy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was once\nmistrustful of its dream powers but modern lithotherapy recognizes many virtues\nto the onyx. He embodies strength and self-control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Benefits of Onyx against Physical Injuries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n- Fortifies bone marrow, nails, teeth, hair<\/li>
- Attenuates tinnitus and tinnitus<\/li>
- Strengthens the circulatory system<\/li>
- Improves cholesterol and triglyceride levels<\/li>
- Relieves feet (in elixir)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The Benefits of Onyx on Psychism and Relational<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n- Gives confidence in the future<\/li>
- Promotes weighting , control of emotions and passions<\/li>
- Soothes hypochondria<\/li>
- Encourages sense of responsibility<\/li>
- Stimulates the search for truth<\/li>
- Keep away from nightmares and bad dreams<\/li>
- Reduces worries and bad memories<\/li>
- Provides support in difficult times, mourning<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Precautions in the use of Onyx Lithotherapy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExtended\nwear is not recommended for depressed people, children and during pregnancy\nbecause it can bring sadness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Purification and Reloading of Onyx<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe onyx is\npurified frequently. Distilled water or slightly soapy water followed by\nrinsing will be best for it. Avoid other substances that are too aggressive.\nThe recharging will be indifferently in a cluster of quartz, or in sunlight or\nlunar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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