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Gems are mined in water-filled pits and shafts, often deep and with their sides buttressed by wooden nails.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 28.2 Mpixels (80.7 MB uncompressed) - 6500x4342 pixels (21.6x14.4 in / 55.0x36.8 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: basket, foliage, gems, Gemstones, Marco Polo, Silk Road, Sri Lanka, stones, water, yellow

Published in: Marco Polo, Sri Lanka, Marco Polo Parts I - III