Green glass scent bottle, memento of the Bulgarian Rebellion (1876)

Green glass scent bottle, attached to a watch chain, showing a cannon and some words in Bulgarian meaning ” Society of Evil Glen Klisura” and the date of 1876 when many Bulgarian villages rebelled against the Ottoman Empire but were destroyed and the revolt drowned in blood. Klisura is a small town in Central Bulgaria located in a valley surrounded by the mountains . Its name has traditionally been associated with the heroism of its inhabitants during the April uprising when the village was a centre of the revolution and Borimechkata “the man who fights with a bear”, who lived in the village was one of its leaders. The spirit of the rebels can be felt to the present day. A mile from Klisura is located a historical place called Zli Dol “evil Glen”, mentioned on the bottle.