Sancy
Sign in to saveThe Sancy, a pale yellow diamond of , was reputed to have belonged to the Mughal emperors, and is at least probably Indian in origin owing to its cut, which is unusual by Western standards. The stone has been owned by a number of important figures in European history, such as Charles the Bold, James VI and I, and the Astor family.
Key facts
- Diamond.image
- Le Sancy - Musée du Louvre Objets d'arts OA 10630.jpg
- Diamond.caption
- Sancy diamond
- Diamond.name
- Sancy
- Diamond.color
- Pale yellow, exact color grade not recorded.
- Diamond.cut
- Shield-shaped modified brilliant cut
- Diamond.country
- India
- Diamond.found
- Before 1570
- Diamond.owner
- The Louvre, Paris, France
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- diamond
- Part of
- French Crown Jewels
- Country of origin
- India
- Material used
- diamond
- Location
- Galerie d'Apollon
- Mass
- 55.23
- Image
- Le Sancy - Musée du Louvre Objets d'arts OA 10630.jpg
- Height
- 2.7
- Width
- 2.1
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- inventory number
- OA 10630
- Commons category
- Sancy Diamond
- inception
- 1650-00-00
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Article · Deutsch
Der „Sancy-Diamant“ (nicht zu verwechseln mit dem Beau Sancy, auch „kleiner Sancy“ genannt, mit 34,98 Karat) ist ein 55,23-karätiger (11,046 g) Diamant. Der Stein gehört zu den berühmtesten Diamanten der Welt, zusammen mit dem Orlow der Zarin Katharina II., dem Florentiner der Medici, dem Blauen Hope-Diamanten, dem Blauen Wittelsbacher und dem Grünen Dresdner. Er war der Hauptstein der Königskrone Ludwigs XV. von Frankreich.
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