Taj Mahal Inlay Detail, Agra, India — Craftsmen inlaid the white marble with 28 types of precious and semi-precious stones including lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, turquoise from Tibet, jade from China, carnelian from Arabia, and onyx from Persia. A single flower motif may contain up to 60 individual stone pieces, each cut and fitted with jeweler's precision.
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