WARSAW, Poland — A Polish-made golden ring and chain have been found hidden under the false base of an enamelled mug that must have belonged to a victim of the Nazis’ Auschwitz death camp, a museum spokesman said Friday. “It’s highly probable the mug belonged to a Jewish person who was brought to Auschwitz for extermination,” he said. Some 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were killed at Auschwitz, which the Nazi Germans operated in occupied Poland from 1940-45. Tests have shown the items are made of gold and they bear a seal used in Poland from 1921-31. Pawel Sawicki told The Associated Press the find was discovered a few months ago during conservation work for enamel items on display at a Bloc 5 exhibition of belongings robbed from Auschwitz victims.

Source: National Post May 20, 2016 09:18 UTC