2017/08/31 by Anna Małecka · 3 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History #Eurasian Exchange Networks #Islamic Studies and History
paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/00210862.2017.1362952
openalex publication_date 2017/08/31 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
One of the most exceptional among the world renowned historical treasures is the repository of valuables of the olden shahs of Persia found in the Jewels Museum in Tehran. The outstanding jewel among those kept there is the diamond called Daryā-ye Nur, weighing about 182 carats. The history of this stone, according to the literature on the subject, starts in seventeenth century India, in the city of Golconda. Analysis of primary sources, however, allows for the supposition that this stone may have a longer history.