Dresden Green Diamond
E724810
The Dresden Green Diamond is a famous 41-carat natural green diamond, renowned as one of the largest and finest of its kind and historically housed in Dresden’s royal collections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dresden Green Diamond canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diamond
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famous gemstone ⓘ green diamond ⓘ |
| approximateCaratWeight | 41 carats ⓘ |
| caratWeight | 41 ⓘ |
| clarity | transparent ⓘ |
| color | green ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important object in the Green Vault treasury collection
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symbol of Saxon royal wealth ⓘ |
| currentOwner |
Dresden State Art Collections
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Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cut |
pear cut
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pear-shaped ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 18th century or earlier ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
Green Vault museum
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Residenzschloss Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
NERFINISHED
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Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitedWith | Hope Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
historical association with Saxon electors and kings
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intense natural green color ⓘ rarity among large naturally green diamonds ⓘ |
| firstDocumented | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
benchmark stone for natural green diamond coloration
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one of the most important historic diamonds in Europe ⓘ |
| hasSetting | baroque hat ornament ⓘ |
| historicallyHousedAt |
Dresden Castle
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Green Vault NERFINISHED ⓘ Grünes Gewölbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| likelyMiningRegion | Golconda region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCollection | Dresden royal collections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountedIn |
gold and silver setting
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hat clasp ⓘ |
| mountedWith | white diamonds ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Dresden
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city of Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProperty |
color caused by natural radiation exposure
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evenly distributed green coloration ⓘ natural green color ⓘ one of the finest known natural green diamonds ⓘ one of the largest known natural green diamonds ⓘ type IIa diamond ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Electorate of Saxony
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Free State of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityStatus | kept under high security display conditions ⓘ |
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