Diamonds Part 1

Thank you for joining us for our first diamond episode of April! We hope all those who have an April birthday are enjoying yourselves (looking at you Dad!)This month gets a little additional love, as the history of diamonds is such that we need to break it into two parts. We are also delighted to tease a bonus special episode to be released at the end of the month. In this episode we talk about the origin of diamonds (at least as utilised in society), kicking things off with India and then across several bodies of water to Brazil. We talk mythology and faceting progression and how our depictions of diamonds have evolved. We have of course added some additional resources below, as well as our contact details and our Buy Me A Coffee link if you feel so inclined. We hope you enjoy this first of four April episodes and are excited for this month of diamonds!Additional Resources:https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-golconda-treasure-that-enchanted-a-queenhttps://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/indian-diamonds-benjamin-zucker-family-collectionhttps://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research/historical-reading-diamond-and-carbonado-part-1https://www.gia.edu/diamonds-ancient-india-reading-listhttps://gem-a.com/gem-hub/golconda-diamonds-india-myths-legends/https://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?page=2&page_size=15&q=IHS+pendanthttps://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/our-collection/artworks/278-portrait-of-jane-seymour-1509-1537https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring-2017-brazilian-diamondshttps://www.langantiques.com/university/a-history-of-diamond-cutting/?srsltid=AfmBOoo_XdpjtIoAdeUvq9J_Wf-Ape8rXpymgPMLTzC1xk6v_jmDk0kdIf you have any questions or would like to comment on an episode, you can reach us on Instagram @loupedpodcast or by email at [email protected] if you'd like to buy us a coffee, you can do so here! buymeacoffee.com/loupedpodcast