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Bulgaria’s First Medieval “Poison Ring” Found (Oooo! I want one!)
KAVARNA, BULGARIA—A bronze ring featuring a small compartment may have been made to conceal a poison, according to Boni Petrunova of the National Archaeology Institute and Museum in Sofia. Petrunova unearthed the ring at a medieval fortress at Cape Kaliakra, in an area where 30 pieces of jewelry have been found.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1229-130820-bulgaria-medieval-poison-ring
