Nizam Diamond
| Weight | 340 carats (68 g) |
|---|---|
| Cut | Almond |
| Country of origin |  India |
| Mine of origin | Kollur Mine,
The Nizam of Hyderabad |
The Nizam Diamond, also known as the "little
Richard Francis Burton described it in an 1876 article:
The stone is said to be of the finest water. An outline of the model gives a maximum length of 1 inch 10'25 lines, and 1 inch 2 lines for the greatest breadth, with conformabe thickness throughout. The face is slightly convex, and the cleavage plane produced by the fracture is nearly flat, with a curious slope or groove beginning at the apex. The general appearance is an imperfect oval, with only one projection which will require the saw: it will easily cut into a splendid brilliant, larger and more valuable than the present Koh-i-núr.[2] [The Koh-i-noor diamond was cut down from 191 modern carats (38.2 g) to 105.6 carats (21.1 g) in 1852.]
The stone went missing shortly after the 1948 Annexation of Hyderabad.[3]
See also
External links
- Nizam Diamond at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 December 2004)
- Captain Richard Burton
Notes
- ISBN 81-7371-285-9
- ^ Burton, Richard Francis (1876). "The Nizam Diamond: The Diamond in India". Quarterly Journal of Science. New Series Volume VI: 351–60.
- ^ "Nizam diamond". The Times of India.