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title: "Peruzzi cut: meaning in gemology"
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[Glossary](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary) · Cuts and shapes

# Peruzzi cut

Also called Peruzzi, triple cut, triple-cut brilliant

The Peruzzi, or triple cut, is a cushion brilliant of the late 1600s with 58 facets. Its 32-facet crown has 8 bezels, 8 stars and 16 upper halves.

## In more detail

Its crown plan is the crown of every modern round. It is attributed to the Venetian polisher Vincent Peruzzi. It is still a deep cushion, cut entirely by hand.

## Related terms

- [Mazarin cut](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/mazarin-cut): The Mazarin, or double cut, is the first brilliant, from the mid-1600s. It has 34 facets in all, on a cushion outline with a wide, open culet.
- [Old mine cut](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/old-mine-cut): An old mine cut is an antique cushion-shaped diamond of the 1700s and 1800s. It has the Peruzzi's 58 facets, cut more evenly by hand.
- [Bezel facet](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/bezel-facet): Bezel facets are the 8 large four-sided facets on the crown of a round brilliant. They run from the table to the girdle.
- [Upper half facet](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/upper-half-facet): Upper half facets are the 16 small triangles along the crown edge of a round brilliant. There are two between each pair of bezels.

## Learn more

- [The Peruzzi cut: today's crown arriving early](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/historic-cuts/peruzzi-cut-diamond)
- [Peruzzi Cut](https://digitalgemology.com/cuts/peruzzi)

[All 328 terms](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary)