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Star of Bombay



The Star of Bombay is a 182 carat (36.4 g) cabochon-cut star sapphire originating from Sri Lanka. The violet-blue gem was given to silent film actress Mary Pickford by her husband, Douglas Fairbanks. She bequeathed it to the Smithsonian Institution in 1981.

 
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