Oval Modified Brilliant Cut Blue-Violet Sapphire

This item is a loose, faceted gemstone featuring a saturated blue-violet hue with internal pleochroic shifts. It is fashioned into an oval modified brilliant cut, characterized by a large table and numerous triangular and kite-shaped facets that facilitate light return and scintillation. The material exhibits a deep, royal blue primary color with significant violet and lavender secondary overtones, particularly visible near the pavilion facets. Structurally, the gem appears to have a medium-to-deep pavilion depth and a well-aligned girdle. Upon close inspection, the stone shows some visible surface-reaching characteristics and internal inclusions, including fine needles or "silk" typical of corundum, though it maintains a high degree of transparency. There are visible abrasions along some facet junctions and minor scratching on the table surface, suggesting moderate wear or contact with other abrasive surfaces. The craftsmanship of the cut shows slightly asymmetrical facet meet-points near the crown, suggesting a hand-cut origin rather than precision machine cutting. The intense color saturation and characteristic pleochroism are strongly indicative of a natural sapphire, likely of Sri Lankan (Ceylonese) or Madagascar origin, although a definitive assessment of heat treatment or geographic origin would require laboratory diagnostic testing such as spectroscopic analysis.