NecroNancy: Oddities and curiosities

“Dante And Virgil In Hell” (1850) - William-Adolphe Bouguereau

„I hope you won't spoil our little ill-minded pseudo-sabbath...“

Calf with 6 legs. Stillborn, thrown away, went through a trash compactor, and I dug through a landfill to find it. 2 extra front legs on the right side, deformed spine, fused ribs, split knee joint, and other deformities.

Silver repousse votive offering

Two gold bracelets in the form of a snake, from Egypt. Dated to Roman Period, ca. 30 BC - 395 AD. Now in the Louvre.

Aleister Crowley conducting the rite of Saturn, 1910. 

Aleister Crowley on the cover of French weekly magazine Détective, 1929

Occult art by Marjorie Cameron (1922-1995).

Victorian tear catcher. Funeral attendees would catch tears shed for the departed during the service and place them in the tomb.