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Cullinan Diamond: cleaving of the second largest portion and the final seven pieces 1908

RCIN 2800271

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Cullinan Diamond: cleaving of the second largest portion and the final seven pieces

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Cullinan Diamond: cleaving of the second largest portion and the final seven pieces 1908

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Here the Cullinan Diamond has been cleaved into nine pieces but not yet cut and polished. It would take three polishers working 14-hour days almost eight months to finish the nine stones. 

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