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Ring with table-cut diamond
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Diamonds are octahedral crystals with a regular eightsided shape. In the early 16th century it was discovered how to cleave a crystal on its broadest side, which resulted in two joined pyramids. The shape most | commonly used in jewellery was the table-cut stone. This is an octahedron of which a little less than half of the top pyramid is sawn off.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineRing met tafelgeslepen diamant. c. 1580 - c. 1620. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
