Banjarmasin Diamond: Solving the mystery of the ‘ugly, dirty’ gem – BBC News

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Precious gems have been cut, polished and traded in Amsterdam for hundreds of years.

One of the most infamous is the ‘Banjarmasin Diamond’, that’s on display in the Rijksmuseum.

It was taken by the Dutch from the Indonesian Sultan of Banjar, during their 350 years of colonial rule.

Now the descents of the Sultan want it back.

Video produced by BBC Indonesia’s Endang Nurdin and Callistasia Wijaya
Filmed and edited by Kevin Kim and Anindita Pradana
Animation by Davies Surya
Courtesy film archive: N.I.F.M. Polygoon Harleem & eyefilm.nl

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