Diamond Spectacles from India, c.1620-1660 CE: these spectacles have diamond lenses that were cut from a single 200-300 carat diamond, and they’re so clear and so flat that it almost looks like the lenses are missing [3903×4826]
by SixteenSeveredHands
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More info is included in my post [here,](https://www.tumblr.com/artifacts-and-arthropods/726762590419697664/emerald-spectacles-from-india-c-1620-1660-ce?source=share) and [this article](https://www.naturaldiamonds.com/in/epic-diamonds-in/auspicious-sight-the-halqeh-e-nur-spectacles-the-journey-of-epic-diamonds/) is also a great source.
I would normally include the background info here in the comments, but my comment keeps getting removed without any explanation, which is frustrating af.
OG scratch-proof lenses.
Very cool! they look lke shit tho
Are they corrective at all? Seems like “so flat it almost looks like the lenses are missing” means they’re just for looks.
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