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Curse of the Hope Diamond
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The hope diamond is one of the most well know and famous diamonds know to man. As famous as this diamond is there is a mystery that surrounds it. Does the diamond bring bad luck to who ever owns it? ...
The legend of the Hope diamond starts with theft. In the early 1600 a man traveled to India and stole a large blue stone (Hope diamond) from the head of a hindu goddest statue. ...
After that the first known person to own the Hope diamond was a French merchant traveler named Jean Baptiste Tavernier. He purchased the 112 3/16 – carat diamond in India in 1668. Tavernier sold the diamond to King Louis XIV of France later on that year. But before the sale of the diamond to King Louis the diamond was cut to measure 68 1/8 – carat in size.
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Title: Curse of the Hope Diamond
Words: 677
Rating: None
Pages: 2.7
submitted by: chrissy24
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