Posted by Nellie on July 20, 2014, 12:49 am, in reply to "Re: Durbar Tiara"
Ah thank you Baxter, and my apologies Alyend. I can now see the correct shape.
Oh how the retouching changes things! There is more character in the original.
--Previous Message-- : Nellie, the photo to which you linked (below, : right) is from the same sitting as the one : on the left (although Queen Mary's face was : not retouched!) where the squared shape of : the stone is more apparent. : : : : The Koh-i-nur is much larger than the : Cullinan IV, as can be seen here in the : crystal replicas now mounted in Queen Mary's : crown. : : :