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- ↑ ""Idol's Eye" Diamond with Harry Winston Necklace Diamond: early 17th century, Necklace: mid 20th century". Metropolitan Museum of Art . 2000. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ Victoria Finlay (2006). Jewels: A Secret History. Random House Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 9780345493354 . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ Baumgold, Julie (2005). The Diamond: A Novel. Simon & Schuster. pp. 35–45. ISBN 9780743274548 . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
