Posted by ketyung
on Jun/04/2007
at 9:26 am
I don’t like a skull to go my blog as I don’t like the kind of scary look. But, no choice, this is simply the most expensive human skull in the world. It’s a skull full of diamonds! Whether you like it or not, it’s a masterpiece of British artist Damien Hirst, entitled For The Love of God, is an actual 18th century human skull that has been covered with 8,601 flawless diamonds costing a total of $15,000,000 pounds. Look at the price, it looks like it needs some time for you to count the zeros. The pink diamond on its forehead is is 52 carats, which is already worth several millions by itself. The skull beneath those diamonds are all covered in platinum leaving only its original teeth visible to you. It looks like the teeth of this guy still pretty intact. It’s for sale, expect to pay $99 million USD.
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September 1st, 2007 at 8:17 am
[...] The world’s most expensive skull has found a buyer. An investment group offers $100 million for this diamond encrusted platinum skull. The skull, cast from a 35 year-old 18th century European man, retains the original teeth. It is embedded with 8,601 diamonds, including a huge pink diamond, worth more than eight million dollars, which is planted in the centre of its forehead. The total cost was reported as much as 15 million pounds. And now, the offer by the investment group lets the designer, Damien Hirst to make more than 60% of profit. So, he is definitely getting richer. [...]