I'm not a big Damien Hirst fan, but this is really beautiful:
The diamond encrusted skull, which is estimated to be worth more than $50 million, comes from the skeleton of a man who lived between 1720 and 1810.
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An Expensive Skull
Category: Culture
Posted on: June 1, 2007 1:49 PM, by Jonah Lehrer
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People had great teeth back then it seems.
Posted by: Paradigm | June 5, 2007 6:26 AM
It seems they also had great jewelry
Posted by: Daniel Ayers | May 17, 2008 10:36 AM