Mineral Specimen
Diamond
17311C
From: India (uncertain) | South Africa (uncertain) | Brazil (uncertain) | Russia (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Historic
| Object Number | 17311C |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | India (uncertain) | South Africa (uncertain) | Brazil (uncertain) | Russia (uncertain) |
| Section | Historic |
| Materials | Diamond |
| Description | Natural rough uncut unpolished diamond with visible inclusions. 1 of 22 (A-V) stones mounted as a model set showing raw crystalline shapes prior to 1891. No original labels documenting shape (i.e. octahedron, dodecahedron, cube, rhombo-dodecahedron, etc.), category (gem, industrial or crushing-broat), source (alluvial vs. mined), or origin of specimen received in 1894. Removed from original mounts ca. 1976. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Robert H. Lamborn, 1894 |
| Other Number | Receipt 423: 683 - Original Number |
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