Английская Википедия:Black Orlov

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox diamond The Black Orlov is a black diamond, also known as the Eye of Brahma Diamond. It weighs Шаблон:Convert.[1] The diamond—originally Шаблон:Convert—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]

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