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This pendant, made of platinum, emeralds, and diamonds, was found in 1918 next to a mine near Yekaterinburg. Here, the Bolshevik killers of Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II, and his family, attempted to burn the victims' possessions.

Nikolai Sokolov, who headed the murder investigation in 1919, describes this object in his report: “Cross of high-quality artistic craftsmanship. It was undoubtedly subjected to fire. This is indicated by the appearance of the platinum, and mainly by the fact that the bead on one of the needles is a burnt pearl.”

Two witnesses attested to the fact that the cross belonged to Alexandra Feodorovna – a gift to her from the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna.

Sokolov published a photograph of the cross in his book, "The Murder of the Royal Family."

This incredible piece came into the Russian History Museum's collection in 2014.

Amazingly, it came along with a fragment of the black cloth on which it was photographed in Sokolov's book. The outline of the cross is clearly visible on the velvet.

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