| Object |
Description |
Nature of supposed curse
|
References
|
| The Anguished Man |
Painting of an abstract figure |
Believed to cause bad luck
|
[1]
|
| Basano vase |
15th century silver vase |
Those who own it said to die shortly after
|
[2]
|
| Busby's stoop chair |
Wooden chair |
Said to have been cursed by murderer Thomas Busby, with wartime deaths and fatal accidents linked to it
|
[2]
|
| Black Orlov |
Indian diamond |
Said to bring an "unshakeable curse" to anyone who carries it
|
[3][4]
|
| Black Prince's Ruby |
Gemstone |
Said to bring bad luck and early death to its owners
|
[5]
|
| The Crying Boy |
Painting by Giovanni Bragolin |
Thought to be linked to fires in houses that display prints of the painting
|
[1]
|
| The Conjured Chest |
19th century chest of drawers |
Said to have caused the death of eighteen people who stored their clothes in it
|
[6]
|
| Delhi Purple Sapphire |
Amethyst thought to have been looted during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 |
Said to bring bad luck, including the loss of a professional singer's voice
|
[2][3]
|
| Dybbuk box |
Antique wine cabinet |
Said to bring bad luck and nightmares
|
[7][8]
|
| Gold of Tolosa |
Roman treasure hoard |
Said to bring misfortune to those who stole it and their defeat in battle
|
[9][10]
|
| The Hands Resist Him |
Painting by Bill Stoneham |
Said to cause nightmares
|
[1]
|
| Hope Diamond |
Blue-violet gemstone mined in the 17th century |
Believed to cause misfortune and death to those who own or wear it
|
[11][12]
|
| James Dean's car "Little Bastard" |
Porsche 550 |
Said to have caught fire years after Dean died in it, and to have caused another car that reused one of its parts to crash
|
[2][13]
|
| Koh-i-Noor |
Indian diamond |
Said to bring bad luck if worn by a man
|
[14]
|
| Man Proposes, God Disposes |
Painting by Edwin Landseer |
Reputed to cause students in the university room that displays it to fail exams, or be driven to suicide
|
[1][15]
|
| Muramasa swords |
Swords made by the 16th-century Japanese swordsmith |
Thought to lead to misfortune
|
[16]
|
| Ötzi the Iceman |
Mummified body from 3350-3105 BCE |
Several people connected with its discovery died premature deaths
|
[2][17]
|
| Wood from Petrified Forest National Park |
Petrified wood |
Removing wood from the park is said to bring bad luck
|
[18]
|
| Ring of Silvianus |
4th century gold ring |
After being stolen, the ring was the subject of a Roman curse tablet where its owner said that the family of its thief should "permit no good health until it is returned"
|
[19][20]
|
| Robert |
Cloth doll |
Said to cause accidents and misfortunes to those who fail to "respect" it
|
[21]
|
| Regent Diamond |
17th century Indian diamond |
Believed to be connected to violence and murder, with monarchs who owned it being dethroned through execution or exile
|
[3]
|
| Rudolph Valentino's ring |
Jewelled ring |
Said to have led to the early death of many owners, including Valentino
|
[22]
|
| Stones from the Gettysburg Battlefield |
Remnants of stone walls |
Said to bring bad luck if removed from the park
|
[18]
|
| Terracotta Army |
Chinese funerary sculptures from c. 200 BCE |
Said to have brought bad luck to those who discovered the statues in 1974
|
[8][23]
|
| Tomb of Tutankhamun |
Egyptian burial site |
Said to have brought deaths and misfortunes to those connected to the 1922 excavation; press at the time falsely reported that a curse was inscribed in the tomb
|
[24]
|
| Woman from Lemb
|
Limestone statue dating from 3500 BCE
|
Said to bring death to its owners
|
[8]
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