The color purple has been associated with nobility since antiquity when noble Romans donned clothing that was Tyrian purple (aka Royal purple or Imperial purple), produced by the Phoenician city of Tyre during the Bronze Age. As the dye was very expensive to make, only the wealthiest classes, including the nobility, could afford it. Feel like an empress with these stunning amethyst and diamond drop earrings boasting impressive and sizeable pear cut Rose de France amethysts dangling beneath a circle of diamonds and royal purple oval brilliant cut amethysts. Whether you are a peaceful Pisces or the Queen of Mardi Gras, these baubles will have you saying, "Laissez bon temps rouler." Oui cheri. Nothing says royal like purple. Wherever and whenever you decide to don these regal baubles, you will come out smelling like a rose - a purple rose.