Nine stone Garnet Sterling Silver ring - Gem cut natural stoneOrigin Burmese Garnet Round cut gem natural Handmade The word Garnet is derived from the Latin word granatum, which meant pomegranate, a reference to the stones similarity in form and color to a pomegranate seed. Garnets were used in the former Czechoslovakia as far back as the Bronze Age, and in Egypt more than five thousand years ago. They were used in Sumeria around 2100 B. C. and in Sweden between 1000 and 2000 B. c. They were also popular in