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Agra Diamond Antique cushion-shaped stellar brilliant, 28 carats (5.6 g). Color: colorless Cut Weight(carat): 28.15 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: India
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Akbar Shah An Indian diamond which became famous during the days of the Mughal Empire. A diamond with a roughly pear-shaped outline and random faceting, including two Persian inscriptions, the first reading "Shah Akbar, the Grand King, 1028 A.H." (the letters mean Anno Hegirae). The second inscription read "To the Lord of Two Worlds, 1039 A.H. Shah Jehan". The diamond was reportedly part of the original Peacock Throne. Purchased in 1886 in Istanbul by London merchant George Blogg, who re-cut it from 116 carats (23 g) to a pear-shape of 71.70 carats (14.34 g), thus destroying the historic inscriptions. Blogg was the last known owner and the stone's whereabouts are presently unknown. Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 116 Cut Weight(carat): 71.7 Cut: Pear Country of origin: India
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Archduke Joseph Diamond Antique cushion-shaped brilliant, originally weighing 78.54 carats (15.71 g), purchased by Molina Jewelers of Arizona sometime in the late-1990s and slightly re-cut to 76.45 carats (15.29 g) to improve clarity and symmetry. D color, Internally Flawless. Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 78.54 Cut Weight(carat): 76.45 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: probably India
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Black Orlov a 67.50-carat (13.50 g) cushion-cut black diamond, also called the Eye of Brahma Diamond. Color: black Cut Weight(carat): 67.5 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: India Date discovered: early 19th century
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Briolette of India Diamond The Briolette of India is a colorless diamond (weighing 90.38 carats (18.08 g)) that was found in India. It is cut in a briolette shape, and is a D-coloured (colourless) type IIa diamond. Its history was thought to date from the 12th century, when it was first acquired by Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Queen consort of King Louis VII of France between 1137 and 1152. This makes the Briolette of India the oldest diamond on record in the world, even older than the famous Koh-i-Noor. Color: colorless Cut Weight(carat): 90.38 Cut: Briolette Country of origin: India Date discovered: unknown
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Darya-ye Noor Diamond The largest pink diamond in the world, approximately 182 carats (36 g), originally from India but now part of Iranian Crown Jewels. Its exact weight is not known; 182 carats (36 g) is an estimate. Color: pink Cut Weight(carat): 182 Cut: Tabular, free-form. Inscribed. Country of origin: India
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Dresden Green Diamond 41-carat (8.2 g) antique pear-shaped brilliant - its color is the result of natural irradiation Color: green Cut Weight(carat): 41 Cut: Pear Country of origin: India Date discovered: Before 1722
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Dresden White Diamond The Dresden White diamond is a 49.71-carat, colorless, cushion-cut diamond.A designed golden fleece incorporates both the Dresden White(on top) and Dresden Green diamonds (in the middle). Color: colorless Cut Weight(carat): 49.71 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: India
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Florentine Diamond a lost diamond, light yellow with a weight of 137.27 carats (27.45 g). Color: yellow Cut Weight(carat): 137.27 Cut: Nine-sided 126-facet double rose cut Country of origin: India
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Great Mogul Diamond fabled 280-carat (56 g) mogul-cut diamond, now lost, although presumed by historians to have been re-cut as the Orlov. Cut Weight(carat): 280 Cut: Mughal-cut Country of origin: India Date discovered: 1650
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Gruosi Diamond a heart-shaped black diamond, weighing 115.34 carats (23.07 g). Color: black Cut Weight(carat): 115.34 Cut: Heart Country of origin: India Date discovered: 1998
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Hope Diamond 45.52 carats (9.10 g), is a Fancy Dark Grayish-Blue diamond and supposedly cursed. Almost certainly cut from the French Blue Diamond. Color: blue Cut Weight(carat): 45.52 Cut: Antique Cushion Country of origin: India
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