The Black Orlov is a black diamond, also known as the Eye of Brahma Diamond. It weighs 67.50 carats (13.500 g).[1] The diamond—originally 195 carats (39.0 g)—is said to have been stolen in the early 19th century in India.[2][3] It supposedly featured as one of the eyes in a statue of the Hindu god Brahma in Pondicherry, until it was stolen by a Jesuit cleric.[4] According to legend, this theft caused the diamond to be cursed.[2]
In 1932, diamond dealer J. W. Paris reportedly took the diamond to the United States, and soon after committed suicide by jumping from a skyscraper in New York City.[4] Later owners of the diamond included two Russian princesses, Leonila Galitsine-Bariatinsky and Nadia Vygin-Orlov (after whom the diamond is named).[1][4] Both women allegedly jumped to their deaths in the 1940s.[2][5] The diamond was later bought by Charles F. Winson, and cut into three pieces in an attempt to break the curse; the 67.5-carat Black Orlov was set into a brooch of 108 diamonds, suspended from a necklace of 124 diamonds.[6] The diamond was purchased by diamond dealer Dennis Petimezas in 2004; Petimezas said he was "pretty confident that the curse is broken".[2] The Black Orlov has been displayed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City[7] and the Natural History Museum in London.[5]
^ abcdJury, Louise (21 September 2005), "Curse of the 'Eye of Brahma' comes to London", The Guardian, retrieved 10 June 2011
^Proctor, Robert N. (2001-09-01). "Anti-Agate: The Great Diamond Hoax and the Semiprecious Stone Scam". Configurations. 9 (3): 388. doi:10.1353/con.2001.0019. ISSN 1080-6520.
^ ab"'Cursed' Black Diamond on Display", BBC News, BBC, 20 September 2005, retrieved 10 June 2011
^Lavis, Tom (2 March 2006), "Black Orlov Diamond Reportedly to be Worn by Nominee Huffman During Academy Awards", The Tribune-Democrat, Community Newspaper Holdings, retrieved 10 June 2011
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