Star Of David
Star Of David
The Vittorio B. fine jewels Star Of David
Our unique interpretation of this ancient symbol of varied meaning is created with our exceptional gemstones custom-shaped and explicitly calibrated for our design.
Each Star is composed of a hexagonal cut center stone with six triangular cut outer stones, perfectly calibrated and tailored to form a precise six-pointed star. Each hexagonal gemstone can vary from 0.75ct to 5.0ct carats, and each triangular gemstone can range from 0.15ct to 1.0ct each.
Each item is available with a mixture of all-natural, exceptional, and meticulously hand-shaped gemstones such as white, yellow, pink, and black diamonds, emeralds, rubies, aquamarines, and blue orange, pink, purple, or yellow all-natural sapphires.
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The hexagram has appeared in decorative motifs since antiquity. It has a long and global history of use as a meaningful symbol across various parts of the globe.
HINDUISM / BUDDHISM / JAINISM / CHRISTIANITY
The hexagram is a six-sided geometric shape that was adopted by the ancient Hindus as a mandala symbol called satkona yantra or sadkona yantra. It has been found adorning ancient South Indian Hindu temples. It symbolizes the nara-narayana, or perfect meditative state of balance which, if maintained, results in nirvana.
Six-pointed stars have also been found in cosmological diagrams in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The symbol was used in Christian churches as a decorative motif many centuries before its first known use in a Jewish synagogue.
ASTRONOMY
Known as the “King’s Star” in astronomy circles, the hexagram is also believed by some researchers to represent the astrological chart at the time of King David's birth or the time of his anointment as King.
In ancient papyrus scrolls, pentagrams, together with stars and other signs, are frequently found on amulets bearing the Jewish names of God, and/or being used to guard against fever or other diseases.
JUDAISM
The earliest Jewish adoption of the symbol was inherited from medieval Arabic literature by Kabbalists for use in talismanic protective amulets called “segulot.” Some historians believe the use of the hexagram as a meaningful Jewish symbol may occur as early as the 11th century in the decoration of the carpet page of the famous Tanakh manuscript, the Leningrad Codex dated 1008. However, there is a hexagram inscribed on the stone arch of a synagogue dating back to 3rd- 4th century in Galilee in Israel.
The symbol became representative of the worldwide Zionist community after it was chosen as the central symbol on a flag at the First Zionist Congress in 1897, due to its wide recognition and usage in Jewish communities, and its perceived lack of specifically religious connotations. The Star of David, at least since the 20th century, remains associated with the number seven - the six directions of space plus the center: Up, Down, East, West, South, North, and Center, or the Six Sefirot of the Male united with the Seventh Sefirot of the Female.