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Description
Hand cut and hand polished, this mesmerizing Smithsonian White Mineral Globe Paperweight maps the countries of the world with inlays of two kinds of green jade, lilac lepidolite, red stone, marble, and abalone. Made in China.
Museum Story
This Smithsonian White Mineral Globe Paperweight celebrates specimens in our National Gem and Mineral Collection. One of the greatest collections of its kind, its more than 375,000 individual specimens include such treasured pieces as the Hope Diamond, the Star of Asia Sapphire and the Rosser Reeves Star Ruby.
Details
3.15"dia.
