7 Cursed Objects That Fascinate Historians

A famous blue diamond linked to stories of misfortune affecting some of its past owners.

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A wine cabinet associated with paranormal legends and popularised online.

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A silver vase connected to a long-standing Italian legend about tragedy.

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Prints surrounded by urban legends after surviving several house fires.

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A historic diamond that folklore says brings misfortune to male rulers who possess it., while bringing prosperity to female rulers.

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A chair linked to a local legend claiming bad luck for anyone who sits on it.

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Despite its name, this gemstone is an amethyst and is a famously cursed gemstone rumored to bring financial ruin or misfortune to anyone who owns it.

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7 Cursed Objects That Fascinate Historians

BY: BHARAT EXPRESS

A famous blue diamond linked to stories of misfortune affecting some of its past owners.

Hope Diamond

A wine cabinet associated with paranormal legends and popularised online.

The Dybbuk Box

A silver vase connected to a long-standing Italian legend about tragedy.

The Basano Vase

Prints surrounded by urban legends after surviving several house fires.

The Crying Boy Painting

A historic diamond that folklore says brings misfortune to male rulers who possess it., while bringing prosperity to female rulers.

The Koh-i-Noor Diamond

A chair linked to a local legend claiming bad luck for anyone who sits on it.

The Busby Stoop Chair

Despite its name, this gemstone is an amethyst and is a famously cursed gemstone rumored to bring financial ruin or misfortune to anyone who owns it.

The Delhi Purple Sapphire