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Glossary · Fine Jewelry

Culet

The culet is the point or small facet at the very bottom of a brilliant-cut stone. Modern cuts usually bring the pavilion to a point, recorded on a report as "none"; older stones often show an open culet, visible as a small dot when you look through the table. It is a proportion note rather than a fault, though a large open culet can read as a dark spot.

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