Great Salt Bay is at the end of the tidal estuary of the Damariscotta River which runs past Pemaquid and Boothbay 18 miles inland under the bridge between Newcastle and Damariscotta, Maine. It was along the banks of the river that Native Americans fished millions of oysters from the river. For thousands of years they piled the shells in the forest and fields above where the bridge is today creating one of the largest shell heaps in the world.
A mysterious ancient artifact called the plummet was found along the river in Damariscotta. Said to be a fish line sinker or a net weight, the bottle cap top of this and most plummets, would preclude its practical use as a fish line weight as the cap is too small to securely hold to a line. Too much work went into the making of the piece to justify its use as a sinker.
Plummets were made in Maine and across America for over a thousand years. Follow this link for a summery speculation by a Maine medium sharing her interpretation of the true uses and purposes for plummets.
Great salt Bay was the site of a gathering of the tribes where hundreds if not thousands gathered for the great spring migration of alewives at Damariscotta Falls.
Our blue sapphire represents the Great Salt Bay. The blue sapphire and one diamond symbolize the plummet, the three graduated diamonds in the east and west wings represent the dual water courses and cascading water coming from Damariscotta Lake into Great Salt Bay. The gold represents this amazingly productive life-giving body of water.
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Ring Details
Name: Great Salt Bay
Style#: G5205
Precious Metal: 14K yellow gold
Gem: 7 x 5mm oval blue sapphire
Gems: Six round Ideal-Cut diamond, .35 ct TDW (Ideal G SI-1)
Price: $2,950
Ring Sizing & Delivery Time – This ring is currently a size 7. If you would like this ring made to a specific size, we generally ship within one week of your order. Click here to see how long we are currently taking to size a ring.
When you checkout online, we provide a real-time expected delivery date. Because of the value, and that you must sign for the package, we will call or email you when we are ready to ship to ensure a smooth delivery.
If You Need the Ring Faster – simply select in the finger size selection box “No Sizing Yet, Ship Right Away”. We will ship the ring in its present size. You will have your new ring in a few days, boxed, bowed and ready for presentation.
After receiving your ring, if you find it needs additional adjustment, give us a call and we will mail you a special free set of ring sizers and a prepaid return label to send the ring back to us for final sizing. Read more about ring sizing.
