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600-year-old amethyst jewel found in Polish castle moat reveals secrets of medieval nobility (infosec.pub)

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600-year-old amethyst jewel found in Polish castle moat reveals secrets of medieval nobility

Archaeologists in Poland have uncovered a unique and elegantly crafted jewel from the moat of the medieval Castle Kolno, once situated along a ducal border. The silver setting, adorned with a vibrant amethyst and finished with fire gilding, likely belonged to a knight or noble...

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[–] philophilsaurus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Whoever lost that was probably pissed

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Considering the potential value of it I wonder if it's not so much it being lost as much as being thrown in there deliberately. Maybe to avoid it being taken by someone else.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Interesting that the stone isn't faceted or anything to improve the look. They just found it, went "Yeah, that's nice, throw some silver on it."