Tooltip Categories: Stone cuts
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Ovaal Lang
Translation: Oval long Description: a long oval-shaped stone. VARIANTS: none identified. FORMS: none identified. Example of inventory: Inv. 21
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Peer
Translation: Pear Description: a pear-shaped stone, if a mineral usually facetted. VARIANTS: none identified. FORMS: none identified. Catalogue example: cat. 121 Example of inventory: Inv. 59, 71
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Plat
Translation: Flat Description: a flat stone. VARIANTS: none identified. FORMS: none identified. Catalogue example: cat. 49 Example of inventory: Inv. 14
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Punt
Translation: Point Description: a pointed stone, most likely referring to the natural diamond point (an octahedral crystal with natural faces) or the pyramidal point cut fashioned from diamond rough. VARIANTS:…
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Ronde
Translation: Round Description: a round stone, could have been facetted or only polished. VARIANTS: none identified. FORMS: none identified. Catalogue example: cat. 174 Example of inventory: Inv. 16, 55, 96
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Roos
Translation: Rose Description: a rose cut, a type of stone cut with a flat bottom and rounded facets, most often used for diamonds; ‘roos’ is also used as shorthand for…
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Rouwe
Translation: Raw Description: a raw stone, often used for diamond rough, meaning no bruting or other finishing has been applied. VARIANTS: none identified. FORMS: none identified. Example of inventory: Inv.…
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Seshookigten
Translation: Six sided Description: a six-sided stone. VARIANTS: zeshoekigte. FORMS: none identified. Example of inventory: Inv. 48
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Sonder Facetten
Translation: Without facets Description: a stone without facets, likely referring to a cabochon. VARIANTS: none identified. FORMS: none identified. Example of inventory: Inv. 21
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Tafel
Translation: Table Description: a term often used as shorthand for table-cut diamonds or rings with a table-cut diamond. VARIANTS: taefel, taeffel, tafelties (small). FORMS: (1) taefeldiemant, table-cut diamond; (2) taefelsteen,…