EVIL SAPPHIRE

When we have the perfect jewel in our hands sometimes we wonder how they’ve done, where did comes from? Or what is its history? But maybe, never comes to us the thinking: it will be cursed? Surely many think that it is not possible; however, there are beliefs that make change your mind.

One of these jewels is the “Dethi Purple Sapphire”, which, although it was said that it is a sapphire is an amethyst. Its story became known in 1970, in the Natural History Museum in London, when it was found by the conservator Peter Tandy. Next to it was a note written by Edward Heron-Allen, who was the last owner of the piece, which said: “Whoever opens it, first must read this warning and then do what you want to do with the jewel. My advice for he or she is throw it to the sea. This gem is triply cursed and stained with the blood and the dishonor of all those who have possessed it”.

Its long record of fatalities began in Great Britain, where it was carried by a colonel of surname Ferris, who stole from a temple in India. When possessing he lost health and money, like his son, who inherited it later. The son of the colonel, when see the consequences of being the owner of this particular stone, gave it to a friend of the family to finish killing himself a few months of receiving it.

After several years, Heron-Allen purchased it and suffered all kinds of drawbacks: health, money and heartache. Tired of so much unhappiness, gave it to a well-known that, insistently, asked for it borrowed, and who did not take so long to change of opinion when see how his life started to fall apart because of it. Its owner, who was not wanted it close from him again, gave to a singer friend who, for her bad luck, she lost her voice.

Already in her despair tossed it into the sea, but not served as nothing, after three months a jewelry dealer appeared in her house with the “Sapphire” to give it again. In 1904 she had a daughter, and as she wanted to protect her from the curse, she saved the collar within seven boxes until the day she died. The death occurred in 1947, and the daughter that wanted to protect ended with the jewel, but not for long. Women donated it to the museum where it was found and there is still.

Unfortunately, the story does not end there; the head of the department of micropaleontology of the museum tried to carry away the jewel three times to a meeting of antiques, but without success. In the first attempt, was caught in a storm; in the second, suffered an intestinal infection; and, in the third, gave him a renal colic. The organizers gave up holding the meeting at the museum.