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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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Amsterdam Diamond A 33.74 carat (6.748 g) pear-shaped black diamond which sold for $352,000 in 2001. Color: black Cut Weight(carat): 33.74 Cut: Pear Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1973
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Beau Sancy The Beau Sancy is a 34.98-carat (7.00 g) modified "pear double rose cut" diamond that has been owned by a number of European royal houses. In May 2012, it was sold at auction for $9.57 million. Color: colorless Cut Weight(carat): 34.98 Cut: Pear
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Cora Sun-Drop Diamond largest known pear-shape fancy vivid yellow diamond, found in South-Africa Color: yellow Cut Weight(carat): 110.3 Cut: Pear Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 2010
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Cullinan Diamond the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found at 3106.75 carats (621.35 g). It was cut into 105 diamonds including the Cullinan I or the Great Star of Africa, 530.2 carats (106.04 g), and the Cullinan II or the Lesser Star of Africa, 317.4 carats (63.48 g), both of which are now part of the British Crown Jewels. Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 3106.75 Cut: Assorted (Cushions, Pears, Marquises) Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1905
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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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Earth Star Diamond Earth Star Diamond was found at South African mine of De Beers, the Jagersfontein Mine on May 16, 1967. The diamond came from the 2,500-foot (760 m) level of the volcanic diamond-bearing pipe. The rough gem weighed 248.9 carats (49.8 g) and was cut into a 111.59 carats (22.32 g) pear-shaped gem with a strong brown color and extraordinary brilliance. The diamond was bought in 1983 for $900,000. Color: brown Cut Weight(carat): 111.59 Cut: Pear Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: May 16, 1967
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Edcora Red A modified pear shaped diamond and GIA graded as the FANCY RED-BROWN is the largest known Red diamond in the world. Currently owned by some diamond company in Hong Kong. Color: red Cut Weight(carat): 5.71 Cut: Pear
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Empress Eugenie Diamond 52-carat (10 g) antique pear-shaped brilliant with an odd, random facet pattern Cut Weight(carat): 52 Cut: Pear Country of origin: Brazil Date discovered: early 18th Century
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Great Chrysanthemum Diamond The Great Chrysanthemum Diamond is a diamond measuring 104.15 carats (20.830 g) with a Pear-Shaped Modified Brilliant Cut, rated in colour as Fancy Orange-Brown and I1 clarity by the Gemological Institute of America. The diamond's origins are in South Africa, where it was bought by the jeweler Julius Cohen as a 198.28 carat (39.656 g) rough in 1963. Color: orange-brown Cut Weight(carat): 104.15 Cut: Pear Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1963
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Lesotho Promise is the 15th-largest diamond, the tenth-largest white diamond, and the largest diamond to be found in 13 years. The original stone was 603 carats (121 g), although the largest diamond after the cutting was 75 carats (15 g). Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 603 Cut Weight(carat): 75 Cut: Pear Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 22 August 2006
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Millennium Star at 203.04 carats (40.61 g) is the second-largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond. Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 777 Cut Weight(carat): 203.04 Cut: Pear Brilliant Country of origin: Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) Date discovered: 1990
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