The Coenor Diamond: The Mountain of Light

The Coenor Diamond weighs 105.6 carats, or more than a hundred times larger than the average engagement stone. The enormous diamond is mounted in a crown meant to represent the wealth and power of British royalty. In seeing the Corinor Diamond on Queen Camilla's head, one might imagine thousands upon thousands of mourners who flocked to accreation in June of 1839 in Lahore. One might imagine Rajit Singh, the lion of Punjab, first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire,. His body displayed on a model ship with sails made of spun gold; his sandalwood smoking under his funeral pyre. A young boy gifted with comparatively tiny jewels that had been