India glows in gems at Iran museum
3 Sept 2012 12:34 PM IST
For thousands of years, India has been known as a land of gold and precious stones and nothing symbolises it more than the globe of jewels at the world’s biggest museum of the jewelry here in Iran.
The net gold used in the globe, ordered by Naseer-ed-din Shah in 1869 AD, is 34 kg and the total weight of stones diamonds, rubies, emeralds and others - is over 3.6 kg.
The total number of stones used is 51,366 pieces. Finding the different countries can be difficult among the sparkle of gems. While the oceans and seas are identified in emeralds and lands in rubiess.
India is shown in pale rubies. That is not where the Indian connection to the museum stops. The Treasury of National Jewels, managed by The Central Bank of Iran, has a large number of diamonds which can be traced to the Golconda mines of Andhra Pradesh.
The diamonds from India includes the world’s largest pink diamond, the famous Darya-i-Nur or Sea of Light. This is the sister diamond to the world’s largest cut diamond, the ‘Kooh-e Noor’ and others.
The net gold used in the globe, ordered by Naseer-ed-din Shah in 1869 AD, is 34 kg and the total weight of stones diamonds, rubies, emeralds and others - is over 3.6 kg.
The total number of stones used is 51,366 pieces. Finding the different countries can be difficult among the sparkle of gems. While the oceans and seas are identified in emeralds and lands in rubiess.
India is shown in pale rubies. That is not where the Indian connection to the museum stops. The Treasury of National Jewels, managed by The Central Bank of Iran, has a large number of diamonds which can be traced to the Golconda mines of Andhra Pradesh.
The diamonds from India includes the world’s largest pink diamond, the famous Darya-i-Nur or Sea of Light. This is the sister diamond to the world’s largest cut diamond, the ‘Kooh-e Noor’ and others.
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