18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Turquoise Square Studs fringe Agate has been used for

Agate has been used for centuries for its fascinating markings and colour ways

The original cut of the Koh-i-Noor diamond

was born in a scallop shell rising from the foam of the sea's waves

There is not much left of the house as it has been destroyed throughout the years

18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Turquoise Square Studs fringe Agate has been used forTurquoise square studs, handmade in Kabul by the men and women artisans of the Turquoise Mountain Foundation. Training and employing young people in meaningful creative jobs is vitally important now in Afghanistan, when the young desperately need hope and a sense of purpose in a beautiful country tragically caught up in violence and conflict. Perhaps the oldest stone in mans history, Turquoise has been held in high regard by kings, warriors and