Stolen by British during Plassey Revolt. At first glance, the Delhi Purple Sapphire is nothing special to look at compared to the Hope diamond and the Koh-i-Noor diamond. In fact, it is not even a sapphire but rather a plain looking oval-cut amethyst set in blackened silver setting, marked with astrological signs and framed by two scarab carved gems on either side. Despite its very unremarkable appearance, the Delhi Sapphire is considered to be the mos t notoriously cursed gems to date. Obscure from the world until chanced upon by Peter Tandy, a curator at the Natural History Museum in England. The gemstone was accompanied by a typewritten from its last owner, Edward Heron-Allen which read, “This stone is trebly accursed and is stained with the blood, and the dishonor of everyone who has ever owned it ,” and, “Whoever shall then open it, shall first read out this warning, and then do as he pleases with the jewel. My advice to him or her is to cast it into the sea.” This warning was no...
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