The pearl of Allah
The Pearl of Allah , also called the Lao-tse Pearl , is the second largest known pearl in the world.
Description and history of discovery
It was found on May 7, 1934 by a diver in coral reefs off the island of Palawan in the Philippines and comes from a giant clam from the Tridacnidae family . It weighs 6.37 kilograms, is 23.8 centimeters long and is worth about 40,000,000 US dollars (as of 2009). It was initially owned by a Muslim prince who admired it very much. In April 1936, the prince gave the pearl to a US researcher who had cured the prince's son from severe malaria . The exquisite piece came with the scientist to New York City , where it was presented to the astonished public in the Ripley Museum in December 1939.
The pearl of Allah was in the company of a second button pearl attached to the mother -of-pearl , which was named Pearl of Elijah .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The Guinness Book of World Records , accessed on May 6, 2009
- ↑ Die Perle Allah In: Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung , Issue 3, 1941. Retrieved on May 1, 2015.