Saturday, January 24, 2015

The Weekend in Black and White


This diamond (part of an exhibit at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art that I showed you
 on Tuesday) is actually quite new—made by Cartier
 in 2013.  Its name, the Star of Golconda, alludes to a
kingdom in India from which the Koh-i-noor
and Hope diamonds came.

[To see more monochromes, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

5 comments:

  1. Beautiful necklace - and excellent composition!

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  2. A great b&w photo, wonderful necklace!
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  3. Fantastic - The shadow, the jewels, I love it all

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  4. That's a striking shot and a beautiful necklace.

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