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Photos of lost Russian crown jewels found in
US library
Wednesday December 19, 2012 03:30:37 PM,
RIA Novosti
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Washington: Long-lost photographs of
four undocumented Russian crown jewels have been discovered in the
rare books room of a US library, the US Geological Survey (USGS)
said.
Librarians discovered the four photographs in a 90-year-old
unlabeled album at the USGS Library in Virginia, Richard Huffine,
director of the USGS Libraries Program, told RIA Novosti Tuesday.
Researchers described the discovery as "unique", noting that the
photographs were not included in "Russia's Treasure of Diamonds
and Precious Stones", a book widely considered to be the most
complete inventory of the Russian Crown Jewels.
The four newly discovered pieces include a sapphire and diamond
tiara, a sapphire bracelet, an emerald necklace, and a sapphire
brooch in the shape of a bow.
The book had been shelved under the "minerals and gemstones"
category, and librarians stumbled across it while searching for
pre-1923 books to be digitized, Huffine said.
"When librarians pulled the book looking for interesting material
to be scanned, they observed the 1922 date and decided to
investigate," he said.
They quickly determined the material was an unpublished album of
photographs of the Russian crown jewels, including the four
photographs that were not previously known to exist.
The photographs originally belonged to the personal collection of
the late George F. Kunz, a mineralogist and gemologist who worked
for the agency, according to the library.
USGS librarians are consulting with experts around the globe tso
trace the history of the newly discovered jewels.
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