Noor-ol-Ain Diamond

Noor-ol-Ain Diamond
Noor-ol-Ain tiara.png
The Noor-ol-Ain Diamond mounted in a Tiara of the same name.
Weight Around 60 carats (12 g)
Color Pale Pink
Cut Oval Brilliant
Country of origin India
Mine of origin Golconda
Original owner Mughal
Current owner Iranian Crown Jewels [1]

The Noor-ol-Ain is the principal diamond mounted in a tiara of the same name made for Iranian Empress Farah Pahlavi's wedding to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1958. The diamond is believed to have been recovered from the Golconda mines in India and was brought into the Iranian Imperial collection after Persian general Nader Shah Afshar looted and ransacked Delhi in the 18th century.

Noor-ol-Ain translated from Persian (via Arabic loan) means the light of the eye.

It is one of the largest pink diamonds in the world and is believed to have once formed part of an even larger gem. That larger diamond is thought to have been cut in two, with one section becoming the Noor-ol-Ain and the other the Darya-ye Noor diamond. Both of these pieces are currently part of the Iranian Crown Jewels.[2]

Noor-ol-Ain is a Type IIa diamond.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.iranchamber.com/museum/royal_jewels/national_iranian_jewels09.php
  2. ^ http://www.iranchamber.com/museum/royal_jewels/national_iranian_jewels09.php
  3. ^ http://forum.santabanta.com/showthread.htm?t=77584&page=3

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