The Black Orlov is a black diamond, also known as Eye of Brahma Diamond . It weighs 67.50 carats (13,500 g). Diamonds - originally 195 carats (39.0 g) - are said to have been discovered at the beginning of the 19th century in India. It was supposed to be displayed as one eye on the statue of the Hindu god Brahma in Pondicherry, until it was stolen by a Jesuit monk. According to legend, this theft caused a cursed diamond. In 1932, diamond dealer J. W. Paris was said to have brought diamonds to the United States and soon after committing suicide by jumping from a skyscraper in New York City.
The owner then included two Russian princesses called Leonila Galitsine-Bariatinsky and Nadia Vygin-Orlov (after whom the diamond was named). The two women allegedly jumped to their deaths in the 1940s. The diamond was later purchased by Charles F. Winson and cut into three parts in an attempt to break the curse; The 67.5-carat Orlov was placed in a brooch with 108 diamonds, hanging from a necklace of 124 diamonds. Diamonds were purchased by diamond dealer Dennis Petimezas in 2004; Petimezas said he was "pretty sure that the curse was broken". The Black Orlov has been featured at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and the Natural History Museum in London.
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