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Just by chance I found the photo of Kate Middleton wearing huggies with pearls. from: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/09/14/william-kate-topless-photos.html

High viscosity nacre or Frozen viscosity nacre?

We saw a few tridacna gigas shells in shops in Georgioupolis, Crete this past summer.

In Lower Silesia, Poland, the happy owner/chef of a highly recommended restaurant proudly sports a white drop pearl earring. For a different mood he wears a beautiful Tahitian pearl earring (on a post).

I would just look at them, look at them, look at them........... Congratulations to you and to Douglas!

Douglas did a nice analysis and very through experiment. However, Pliny does state that she dropped the earring into the wine, no mention of crushing. With all due respect, can you see Cleopatra seducing Mark Anthony with a mortar and pestle in hand. From Douglas's blog: What would have been...

From My Eli: After reading Jeremy's experiments, I tried to track down the story. I came up with a page that not only gave the direct quote from Pliny, but also lots and lots of facts and gossip about pearls in Rome...

Like our Justinianus from Ravenna? (546 AD) Another pearly freak ;)

Naan dear, it is Ivona that owns those beautiful kamokas........ :)

Luckily its air brushed!

More photos of this necklace here: http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/showimage.aspx?gid=1357544&image=578060482&images=578060482,578060595,578060718,578061070,578060964,578060880,578060795,578081745,578081661,523727024,523724534,516079179&formats=0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0&format=0

I contacted the dealer asking if he has GIA certication for this piece. He wrote back that if I'm serious about buying it he could provide the certificate in a few weeks. :rolleyes: After I wrote again and said I wasn't interested in buying, but in my opinion these were beaded freshies, he...