Cullinan I

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Cullinan I, also known as the Great Star of Africa, is the largest clear-cut diamond in the world and a prominent jewel in the British Crown Jewels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colorless diamond ⓘ
crown jewel ⓘ
cut diamond ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Great Star of Africa ⓘ
linked to: Cullinan I
associatedWith Cullinan II ⓘ
Cullinan diamond fragments ⓘ
linked to: Cullinan diamond
belongsToCollection Regalia of the United Kingdom ⓘ
canBeRemovedFromSetting true ⓘ
clarity IF ⓘ
color D ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
custodian Crown Jeweller ⓘ
cutter Asscher Brothers ⓘ
linked to: Abraham Asscher

Joseph Asscher ⓘ
linked to: Abraham Asscher
cuttingCompletedIn 1908 ⓘ
cuttingLocation Amsterdam ⓘ
cuttingStyle pear-shaped brilliant ⓘ
pendeloque brilliant ⓘ
derivedFrom Cullinan diamond ⓘ
discoveredAt Premier Mine ⓘ
discoveredBy Frederick Wells ⓘ
discoveredInCountry South Africa ⓘ
discoveredNear Cullinan, South Africa ⓘ
discoveryYear 1905 ⓘ
displayedAt Tower of London ⓘ
displayedInCollection Jewel House ⓘ
gemType white diamond ⓘ
material diamond ⓘ
notableFor exceptional clarity ⓘ
exceptional size ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ
originalRoughWeightSource 3,106 carat Cullinan diamond ⓘ
owner British monarch in right of the Crown ⓘ
partOf British Crown Jewels ⓘ
Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross ⓘ
presentedBy Transvaal Colony government ⓘ
presentedTo Edward VII ⓘ
presentedToTitle King of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British monarch
rank largest clear-cut diamond in the world ⓘ
setting mounted in the head of the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross ⓘ
shape pear-shaped ⓘ
symbolizes British monarchy ⓘ
imperial power ⓘ
usedAs brooch component ⓘ
weight 106.04 grams ⓘ
530.2 carats ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom → containsGem → Cullinan I diamond ⓘ
linked to: Cullinan I
Cullinan I → alsoKnownAs → Great Star of Africa ⓘ
linked to: Cullinan I
Sceptre with the Cross → setWith → Cullinan I diamond ⓘ
linked to: Cullinan I
Hans-Joachim Marseille → nickname → Star of Africa ⓘ
linked to: Cullinan I
Cullinan mine → sourceOf → Cullinan I ⓘ
Premier Mine → famousDiamondProduced → Cullinan I (Great Star of Africa, rough source) ⓘ
linked to: Cullinan I
Cullinan I → alsoKnownAs → Great Star of Africa ⓘ
subject linked to: Cullinan diamond
linked to: Cullinan I