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Word: amethyst (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...well as a gold brooch in the shape of a sailing ship, studded with diamonds and rubies. Kuwait's offering: a double string of pearls and a solid silver model of an Arab TIM GRAHAM dhow. In Saudi Arabia, she picked up a gold incense burner, an amethyst-studded gold tray, a gold coffee jug shaped like a falcon and a pair of matching gold goblets. Prince Philip did not do badly either. His presents included several jewel-studded golden swords. The Prince, however, provided the one awkward moment on an otherwise triumphal tour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: A Queen's Ransom for a Queen | 3/12/1979 | See Source »

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