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Note:
Technical information about this stone is covered
in the discussion of the Great Table.
This stone was created from the larger of the two pieces when the Great
Table diamond was broken. As Meen explains, there is one large extra
facet on the pavilion that doesn’t belong there. Upon further analysis,
he concluded that this facet was necessary to grind away a crack caused
by the stones breakage. This allowed the Darya-I-Nur to remain as
flawless as its parent stone.
This is also one of the few diamonds containing an inscription. It was
obviously placed on the largest of the side pavilion facets, one that
extends from the bottom of the stone to the girdle. It can be partially
seen as a reflection in one of the facets on the opposite side of the
stone, one located at the six o-clock position in most reproduced photos
of the stone.
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