Sorry, not a very good picture. Lots of glare. But you can obviously see the mummified foot bound in silver in the middle. Now, prepare yourself: that mosaic IS NOT tile: it is made of vertabrae, four ears, and other assorted bones all grouted with dried blood, bile, and pus. I'll just leave you to ponder that.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Notably Gruesome
Today, Katie and I went to the Musée Histoire de la Medecine. It's small, only one long room, but there are any number of grimly fascinating things. They have the surgical kit from Napoleon's autopsy, old medical devices that look like they might kill you, and this lovely specimen:
Sorry, not a very good picture. Lots of glare. But you can obviously see the mummified foot bound in silver in the middle. Now, prepare yourself: that mosaic IS NOT tile: it is made of vertabrae, four ears, and other assorted bones all grouted with dried blood, bile, and pus. I'll just leave you to ponder that.
Sorry, not a very good picture. Lots of glare. But you can obviously see the mummified foot bound in silver in the middle. Now, prepare yourself: that mosaic IS NOT tile: it is made of vertabrae, four ears, and other assorted bones all grouted with dried blood, bile, and pus. I'll just leave you to ponder that.
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