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Non-nacreous White Pearl, Tridacnidae sp., Saltwaters near the Phillipines

Non-nacreous White Pearl, Tridacnidae sp., Saltwaters near the Phillipines . Photo Bonhams. An unmounted and undrilled natural saltwater pearl from the Tridacna, or "Giant Clam" family of mollusks. The pristine white body color and very fine, minute "flame"...

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22 avril 2014

Very Fine and Rare Large Conch Pearl, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch", Caribbean Sea

Very Fine and Rare Large Conch Pearl, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch", Caribbean Sea . Photo Bonhams. A conch is one of a number of different species of medium-sized to large saltwater snails and their shells. True conchs are marine gastropod mollusks...

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22 avril 2014

Conch Pearl, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch", Caribbean Sea

Conch Pearl, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch", Caribbean Sea . Photo Bonhams. A conch is one of a number of different species of medium-sized to large saltwater snails and their shells. True conchs are marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae,...

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22 avril 2014

Conch Pearl, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch", Caribbean Sea

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22 avril 2014

Conch Pearl, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch", Caribbean Sea

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22 avril 2014

Natural Pearl, Unio species

Natural Pearl, Unio species. Photo Bonhams. A nacreous, freshwater white pearl, of elongated drop-shaped form, having excellent luster, especially to one face as well as a fine orient of pink and green hues, undrilled. Weighing approximate ly 43.5 carats...

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22 avril 2014

India: Jewels that Enchanted the World at The State Museums of Moscow Kremlin

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala (cat. 145), Delhi, c. 1911; modern print from original negative; 25 x 17.5 cm. Cartier Archives, Paris, B749 C.K. Moscow - India: Jewels that Enchanted the World, the most comprehensive exhibition of Indian jewellery...

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Tags: 19th century, India, 17th century, Mughal, Bangle, hair ornament, Choker Necklace, Late 16th Century, Kada Bangle, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, vanki, Upper-arm bracelet, jadai nagam, Marriage necklace, Chettinad, kaluthiru, Varanasi, chintak