Koh-i-Noor
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The Koh-i-Noor is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats. It is currently set in the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
Replica of the Koh-i-Noor
Nader Shah seated on the Peacock Throne after the defeat of the 13th Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah
One of Ranjit Singh's favourite horses with the head of his stables. His jewels are shown, to scale, including the Koh-i-Noor (top centre).
Painting of Ranjit Singh wearing the Koh-i-Noor armlet (2009)
The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, originally the Crown Jewels of England, are a collection of royal ceremonial objects kept in the Jewel House at the Tower of London, which include the coronatio
Koh-i-Noor
…the diamond in this and its re-cut forms can also be seen in the "Vault" exhibit at the Natural History Museum, London. During the Second World War the Crown Jewels were moved from their home at the Tower of London to Windsor Castle. They were kept in leather hat boxes under lock and key in the office of the Royal…
The Hockwold crown (upper left) and diadem in the British Museum
King Æthelstan presenting an illuminated manuscript to St Cuthbert, c. 930
The first great seal of Edward the Confessor shows him wearing a crown and holding an orb and sceptre