A REMARKABLE HISTORICAL STONE.
Accoßmxc; to the Daily News, Mr. Brycc- i fright h as ute i y rcccive j;l vury rem;irk able I 11 aU>r l eal etonc. Previous to the fall of JJelhi at the time of the mutiny and the looting which subsequently took place, thia i ring was kept in the treasury of the Mo"ul Emperors of Hindostan, where it had been ' preserved for many years. The ring itself, ' and the back of the oval shield-shaped table •which is affixed to it, is most beautifully enamelled with a floriated pattern in icd, green, blue, and yellow on a white ground, he whole set in an Indian gold framework. The face, or upper surface, of the table is composed of a floral or foliated design in "reen and blue enamel, having for its central ornament an engraved diamond surrounded by 12 others, varying in size. The interest of the whole work centres upon this stone, it being one of the very few known diamonds that°are cut or engraved ; indeed only about five are in' existence, and of these it should be said that the European ones are more properly ground by the wheel than engraved by purely manual labour. The stone is the work of a Persian artist, and bears a monogram composed of two Arabic words interlocked together, making up the invocation, ."OAli!" i
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6362, 8 April 1882, Page 7
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228A REMARKABLE HISTORICAL STONE. New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6362, 8 April 1882, Page 7
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