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Koh-i-noor diamond
The Koh-i-noor diamond (which may have been referred to in Mesopotamian texts dating...
From The Crown Jewels of England, by Sir George Younghusband and Cyril Davenport, 1919
famous diamonds
Many famous diamonds are part of state-owned crown jewels, while others belong to...
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Koh-i-noor diamond on the Queen Mother's Crown
The Koh-i-noor diamond visible on the front of the Queen Mother's Crown, which rested...
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