{"id":395358,"date":"2022-01-17T22:37:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T19:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rare-diamond-blasted-from-outer-space-could-fetch-6-8m\/"},"modified":"2022-01-17T22:37:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T19:37:36","slug":"rare-diamond-blasted-from-outer-space-could-fetch-6-8m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rare-diamond-blasted-from-outer-space-could-fetch-6-8m\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rare diamond, blasted from outer space, could fetch $6.8M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Rare diamond, blasted from outer space, could fetch $6.8M<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>An out-of-this-world \u2014 literally \u2014 black diamond will go to the highest bidder at Sotheby\u2019s next month. <\/p>\n<p>The record-breaking, 555.55-carat gemstone, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/buy\/auction\/2022\/the-enigma-555-55-carat-fancy-black-diamond\">dubbed \u201cThe Enigma,\u201d<\/a> was ranked among the largest and toughest diamonds in the world, and it\u2019s thought to have dropped here millions of years ago from outer space, according to the iconic auction house\u2019s expert gemologists. <\/p>\n<p>Black diamonds like this one, also called carbonados, are formed out of a meteoric impact to Earth, forged out of the blast or deriving from the asteroid itself, Sotheby\u2019s shared <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/a-555-carat-black-diamond-to-be-offered-without-reserve-at-sothebys-01642358813\">in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 1-billion-year-old diamond is expected to fetch at least $6.8 million when it hits the online block, where it will be up for bidding from Feb. 3 to Feb. 9. Sotheby\u2019s will accept cryptocurrency as payment \u2014 as well as cold hard cash.<\/p>\n<p>The House of G\u00fcbelin in Switzerland and the Gemological Institute of America both have declared it the largest known of its kind, and it was first listed by Guinness World Records in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, this 2022 publicity push marks the first time the diamond has ever been shown publicly, Sotheby\u2019s said. Following an unveiling at the Dubai Diamond Exchange this week, the Enigma will <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> to Los Angeles from Jan. 24 to Jan. 26 before landing at the London auction house in February.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/sothebys-diamond-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The 555.55-carat jewel was also cut with 55 facets, though who discovered and shaped the gem remains unknown. The diamond had previously belonged to an anonymous owner.\" class=\"wp-image-20862679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/sothebys-diamond-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/sothebys-diamond-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/sothebys-diamond-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The 555.55-carat jewel was also cut with 55 facets, though who discovered and shaped the gem remains unknown. The diamond previously had an anonymous owner.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Sotheby&#8217;s<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In keeping with its numeric <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>, the 555.55-carat jewel was also cut with 55 facets, a technical feat for one of the toughest diamonds in existence, according to Sotheby\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe shape of the diamond is based on the Middle Eastern palm symbol of the Khamsa, which stands for strength and \u2026 protection,\u201d Sophie Stevens, a jewelry specialist at Sotheby\u2019s Dubai,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/science-middle-east-arts-and-entertainment-dubai-united-arab-emirates-ae17c561ce95112b8f60e64b220dabed\">told the Associated Press<\/a>. Khamsa in Arabic means five, \u201cso there\u2019s a nice theme of the number five running throughout the diamond.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/black-diamond-twitter.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The Enigma was lauded as the largest of its kind by Guinness World Records, the House of G\u00fcbelin in Switzerland and the Gemological Institute of America.\" class=\"wp-image-20862728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/black-diamond-twitter.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/black-diamond-twitter.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/black-diamond-twitter.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Enigma was lauded as the largest of its kind by Guinness World Records, the House of G\u00fcbelin in Switzerland and the Gemological Institute of America.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Sotheby&#8217;s<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201c\u2009\u2018The Enigma\u2019 is a marvel of rarity and size, and its brilliance and high polish are a testament to the delicate and highly skilled undertaking of diamond cutting,\u201d said Nikita Binani, jewelry specialist and head of sale at Sotheby\u2019s London.<\/p>\n<p>The diamond had previously belonged to an anonymous owner, said Binani, though it\u2019s not exactly clear where or how it came into existence. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts sale represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire one of the rarest, billion-year-old cosmic wonders known to humankind,\u201d she said.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The record-breaking, 555.55-carat gemstone, dubbed \u201cThe Enigma,\u201d was ranked among the largest and toughest diamonds in the world, and it\u2019s thought to have dropped here millions of years ago&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":395359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/sothebys-diamond-comp.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[124173,70728,70713,70535],"class_list":["post-395358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-1-17-22","tag-auctions","tag-diamonds","tag-sothebys"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}