Rings on every finger and bells on her toes, we get perfectly poetic when we purvey our rings. The story of gemstone jewelry starts with hand wrought gold wire or silk stringing beads or hammed bezels shaped around a rough rounded rock, later known as a cabochon. The development of refined cutting tools freed color and light from gem quality stones: the introduction of the faceted jewel to fashion and adornment. Possible because most humans have ten fingers and ten toes, rings are regarded as most common jewelry form for over 4000 years.