Cullinan I

E196096
colorless diamond crown jewel cut diamond

Cullinan I, also known as the Great Star of Africa, is the largest clear-cut diamond in the world and a prominent jewel in the British Crown Jewels.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cullinan I canonical 2
Cullinan I diamond 2
Great Star of Africa 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colorless diamond ⓘ
crown jewel ⓘ
cut diamond ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cullinan I ⓘ
surface form: Great Star of Africa
associatedWith Cullinan II ⓘ
Cullinan diamond ⓘ
surface form: Cullinan diamond fragments
belongsToCollection Regalia of the United Kingdom ⓘ
canBeRemovedFromSetting true ⓘ
clarity IF ⓘ
color D ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
custodian Crown Jeweller ⓘ
cutter Abraham Asscher ⓘ
surface form: Asscher Brothers

Abraham Asscher ⓘ
surface form: Joseph Asscher
cuttingCompletedIn 1908 ⓘ
cuttingLocation Amsterdam ⓘ
cuttingStyle pear-shaped brilliant ⓘ
pendeloque brilliant ⓘ
derivedFrom Cullinan diamond ⓘ
discoveredAt Premier Mine ⓘ
discoveredBy Frederick Wells ⓘ
discoveredInCountry South Africa ⓘ
discoveredNear Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Cullinan, South Africa
discoveryYear 1905 ⓘ
displayedAt Tower of London ⓘ
displayedInCollection Jewel House ⓘ
gemType white diamond ⓘ
material diamond ⓘ
notableFor exceptional clarity ⓘ
exceptional size ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ
originalRoughWeightSource 3,106 carat Cullinan diamond ⓘ
owner British monarch in right of the Crown ⓘ
partOf Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: British Crown Jewels

Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross ⓘ
presentedBy Transvaal Colony government ⓘ
presentedTo Edward VII ⓘ
presentedToTitle British monarch ⓘ
surface form: King of the United Kingdom
rank largest clear-cut diamond in the world ⓘ
setting mounted in the head of the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross ⓘ
shape pear-shaped ⓘ
symbolizes British monarchy ⓘ
imperial power ⓘ
usedAs brooch component ⓘ
weight 106.04 grams ⓘ
530.2 carats ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross → hasPart → Cullinan I ⓘ
Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross → contains → Cullinan I ⓘ
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom → containsGem → Cullinan I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cullinan I diamond
Cullinan I → alsoKnownAs → Cullinan I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Star of Africa
Sceptre with the Cross → setWith → Cullinan I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cullinan I diamond