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  2. A monster diamond, ancient lipstick and erotic Roman ... - AOL

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    (The largest known diamond in the world is the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond, found in South Africa in 1905). ... Archaeologists uncovered the house in the central district of the ancient city ...

  3. Crown Jewels of the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    In the past, the terms "House-diamonds", "House-jewels" (Will of William I in 1841, Art. 12) and "family jewels" (1784 in the will of William V) have been used. In 1790 the term "Bijoux de la Couronne" was used by Luise of Brunswick -Wolfenbüttel to refer to a large diamond from Borneo. In 1896 the Firm of van Kempen & Begeer wrote about ...

  4. Glencairn Museum - Wikipedia

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    Glencairn is a castle-like mansion in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, that was home to the Pitcairn family for more than 40 years.Now the Glencairn Museum, it contains a collection of about 8,000 artworks, mostly religious in nature, from cultures such as ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, the Roman Empire and medieval Europe, as well as Islamic, Asian, and Native American works.

  5. French Crown Jewels - Wikipedia

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    The Sancy Diamond The Regent Diamond. Among the most famous diamonds [31] preserved in the collection and now kept in the Apollo Gallery of the Louvre are the Sancy Diamond, which once had been part of the pre-Commonwealth Crown Jewels of England, the Hortensia pink diamond cut in 1678 for Louis XIV and above all the Regent Diamond. [32]

  6. Pompeii archaeologists uncover ancient tiny house with ...

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    Archaeologists in Pompeii unearthed a rare tiny home while excavating the site of the ancient Italian city, officials said. The home was buried beneath the ash and debris that wiped out Pompeii ...

  7. Villa of the Papyri - Wikipedia

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    The villa is located a few hundred metres from the nearest house in Herculaneum. Although it now lies inland, before the volcanic eruption of October 79 AD, the structure occupied more than 250 metres (820 ft) of coastline along the Gulf of Naples. On the other sides it was surrounded by a closed garden, vineyards and woods.

  8. The real ‘Downton Abbey’ castle’s Christmas decor ... - AOL

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    Highclere Castle, where the British TV series "Downton Abbey" was filmed, has Christmas decor that honors a historic family achievement.. In a segment that aired on TODAY Dec. 23, NBC's Kelly ...

  9. Daria-i-Noor - Wikipedia

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    Login valued the diamond at 63,000 rupees, the equivalent of £6,000 in 1840 which would convert to more than £100 million in 2012. [2] Jewelry associated with the diamond were eleven pearls, eleven additional diamonds, and eleven garnets (known locally as choonee). [2] The total weight was 10.8 tolas in the local weight measurement system. [2]

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