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17th century memento mori ring showing a skull

Two-faced death ring

19 August 2013 by Chelsea Nichols

Categories: Curiosities, history, Museums • Tags: 17th century, death, face, gold, history, jewelry, memento mori, museum, ring, skull, unsettling

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Caddis flies crawl out of gold and jewel encrusted casings, by Hubert Duprat.

The bejeweled bugs of Hubert Duprat

21 September 2011 by Chelsea Nichols

Categories: Contemporary Art, Curiosities, Ideas • Tags: art, curiosities, gold, imagination, insect, jewels, pearl, science

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