![]() Copy of the Orlov diamond (it is turned upside-down in this photo) | |
Weight | 189.62 carats (37.924 g) |
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Country of origin | India ![]() |
Mine of origin | Kollur Mine |
Owner | Kremlin Diamond Fund |
The Orlov (sometimes spelled Orloff), also often considered to be the same diamond known as The Great Mughal Diamond, is a large diamond of Indian origin, currently displayed as a part of the Diamond Fund collection of Moscow's Kremlin Armoury. It is described as having the shape and proportions of half a chicken's egg. In 1774, it was encrusted into the Imperial Sceptre of Russian Empress Catherine the Great.[1]
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