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The cover of the secret compartment is decorated with a diamond flower (rose-cut diamonds) on a royal blue guilloche enamel ground. This type of rings is also known as poison rings. The shoulders are finely chased with stylized flowers and foliage in Art Nouveau taste. The ring is set with a miniature glazed compartment suitable for a miniature portrait. 18 Karat greenish yellow gold.
Archaeologists have discovered a ring with an inconspicuous cavity that they believe may have been used to hide poison for political murders in medieval Bulgaria.
The bronze ring, which is more than 600 years old, was found during excavations at the ruins of Cape Kailakra, where aristocrats of the Dobrudja region lived during the 14th century. Read on
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