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The bag is encrusted with 4,517 diamonds, comprised of 105 yellow, 56 pink, and 4,365 colorless diamonds. The total carat weight of those diamonds on the heart-shaped bag come out to a grand total of 381.92 carats.
It took 10 artisans 1,100 hours to handcraft and create the purse from 18-carat gold over a period of 4 months
The 1001 Nights Diamond Purse was created by Pascal Mouawad, co-guardian of the House of Mouawad founded in 1890. "The Mouaward 1001 Nights Diamond Purse is designed to mesmerize with its lavish attention to detail and elaborate workmaship incorporating thousands of diamonds," said the Dubai-based designer.
Mouawad and the jewelry design house have created several objects heavily encrusted in diamonds before, including the Very Sexy Fantasy Bra for Victoria's Secret.
