the ancient Egyptian queen cleopatra's pearl

The mysterious rumors about pearl with royal connections, this five extremely has the legendary pearls, yet how many generations passed? Now where? Thus far is unknown.
Elegant and noble pearl has been the world's most beloved, the mysterious rumors about pearl with royal connections, this five extremely has the legendary pearls, yet how many generations passed? Now where? Thus far is unknown.
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One, the ancient Egyptian queen cleopatra's pearl
The ancient Egyptian egyptian-yan cleopatra (also called cleopatra) earrings is laced with two big huge sea pearls, the two pearls price is high and clinking, are said to support Egypt national people's a century. Legend as the queen got her lover Antoine skittles, and often like the court held feasts, swig wine, big eat epicurean delicacies, worried antawn waste, can damage their honor, so they decided to teach him up. One night, the queen wore his most beautiful jewelry, invited dignitaries and lots of Antoine in his own party. Make present amazing is no dishes, banquet table nor hip flask. Men seated, the queen to a servant beckoned to the golden bowls full of wine in all eyes bewildered, she chanced on the ear took a big deop bead, into glass, wait for after pearl, the queen will be dissolved glass pearl dross dissolve a wine in one gulp. Antawn understand the queen's painstaking, henceforth life haul. Peacetime drinking pearl powder wine let the empress hairdressing youth legend has been circulates.

The queen's second pearls were later Caesar possession, but now this big deop bead whereabouts unaccounted for.

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Asian beads

Second, Asia beads

"Asian beads in the world has found in the natural pearl, is ranked second in the Persian gulf 1628 analog. Bead long length about 100mm, short diameter 60-121g 70mm, bead weighed. In "laozi bead" not found before, it was the world's biggest pearl. Wang meng Persian kingdom was bought, the ur name for "Asian beads. The king will "Asian beads gave very fond of pearl queen, it is said that he still is empress built a" pearl temple ". Later on, another the Persian king "Asian beads to Chinese qing dynasty emperor qianlong emperor qianlong, become the pet. Cixi get this bead, lives with a big royal craftsmen to ward off evil spirits, "" pear-shaped, became the way it is. In 1900 the bead snatched coalition conquered Beijing.

18 years later, namely in 1918, "Asian beads in Hong Kong, a Chinese officials to big-money buy, about 5 million Hong Kong dollars. A Belgian couple during this stolen out put pearl, French police search after WenXun home invasion. The belgians will pearl into toilet bowl tried to destroy evidence. Thanks to the pearl huge stuffed in conduit is not be washed away. "Asian beads still listed as collateral, the mortgage debt to Catholic missionary council foreign. Because of the debtor after debts, "Asia could the bead" became the church collections.

After world war ii, the pearl was in Paris sell, but the price and the buyers are hidden. From then on, "Asian beads" lost tracks. February 10, 1993 the nihon keizai shimbun, two single thought in the past to the world of unidentified pearl - "Asian beads and" hope beads in Japan show up. This is a jewelry store in Tokyo, Japan, Japanese artificially cultured pearls to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the success in London from the owners were borrowed.

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Lao tze beads

Three, Allah beads, also called Lao tze beads

"Lao tze bead" in the world natural big pearl rankings leapt first. In 1934, May 7, in the Philippines, the gulf of flourishing barak, a group of kids sea fisheries Marine animals, landed found missing a. By looking for salvage, found the child in the dives, was a CheQu (chequ) bei nipped feet, and drowned. When people have to CheQu bei sank and open, they find there is a single great pearl, it long 241mm, wide 139mm, bead weighed 6350g. This is the biggest in the world have found the natural seawater pearls, was named "Allah beads, also called Lao tze beads.

In 1969, doctors in the United States at Jericho by healed "Lao tze beads master - local emirates son's illness, chief for thank him, will" Allah beads gave him. The bead was worth $408 million dollars. Existing in San Francisco bank insurance the repository.

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Four, female regent

"Female regent" this pearl should is the world has found the fifth pearl, is above the planet. Initially the crown enchased in France, was napoleon I gave second wife Mary lewis gift. "Female regent" show ovoid, weight 16.85 grams, 84.25 carat or sold in 1887. "Female regent" of French royalty once belonged to a great pearl. This single valuation of $500,000 to 800,000 pearl will and diamond crown on this together in Britain was auctioned in London.

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Female regent

Five, "MeiDiXiSi" pearl necklace

"MeiDiXiSi" pearl necklace of six rows are round big bead and 25 big deop bead composition, belongs to klein mans Pope all. When his niece, Catherine DE MeiDiXiSi 1533 and French king Henry ii got married when the Pope will bead chain to niece.

Years later, Catherine WaDang in Nairobi on son franco king and marry Scotland - the beautiful princess Mary Stuart for his wife, because the marriage, put the "very satisfied with MeiDiXiSi" bead chain to daughter-in-law. After two years, franco earthen illness, nanotubes queen Mary 18 started widowhood.

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"MeiDiXiSi" pearl necklace

Later, Mary returned to Scotland. 1558 years died, should have Mary queen of Scots sacked, but its sister Elizabeth usurped the throne hall, and in 1587 years will Mary executed. "MeiDiXiSi" bead chain also therefore remove the Lord in Elizabeth. Catherine had always wanted to back bead chain, but no result. 16 years later, died, Mary queen of Scots the son James I of the throne, inherited bead chain. James will bead chain to his daughter