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Check out this exhibition of natural pearls at the V&A:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/exhibition-pearls/about-the-exhibition/
And an interesting article about where many of them came from, the original pearl diving industry in Qatar:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/10287400/Pearls-the-tears-of-the-gods.html
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/exhibition-pearls/about-the-exhibition/
And an interesting article about where many of them came from, the original pearl diving industry in Qatar:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/10287400/Pearls-the-tears-of-the-gods.html