Keywords
emerald
diamond
ruby
Ancient India
comercio
esmeralda
diamante
rubí
India Antigua
How to Cite
Abstract
The study of the names of precious stones carries with it the investigation of the trade between Ancient India, Greece and Rome, and with this activity, the cultural transformations. Terms like emerald, diamond and ruby have their origin in Sanskrit, because it is in this language that was given the earliest and clearest documents that classified these gems, where their composers, where the Brahmins who had the control.
Key Words: commerce, emerald, diamond, ruby, Ancient India.
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