Whiskey and Embalming Fluid

Glenwood Cemetery Yazoo City, MS 4.29.2017

Cleaning headstones at Glenwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama.

Ngaben, which means ‘turn to ash’, is considered to be the last and most important rite in the cycle of a Balinese Hindu life.

Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans (my favorite)

These were discovered at the cemetery site of Archontiko in Pella, Greece. Pella was the ancient capital of Macedonia. The helmets and masks date to after 530 BC. These were probably only used as grave goods for a warrior’s burial and not for protection during battle.

My vintage medical/funeral/embalming collection. I’ve bought and sold a few pieces since this photo was taken, but it’s still a fun one to show off.

An embalming syringe kit from late 1700s / early 1800s England. Used to inject zinc chloride and arsenic into the arteries of the dead to slow down the decomposition.

armored hearse

Pigeon’s Grave in Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris, France

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“Stop here and consider, that you will reach this state too.”

The skull of a young girl who was buried wearing a ceramic wreath - 300-400BC. This skull currently resides in The New Archaeological Museum of Patras in Greece.

Guitar player and cat lover cremation urns, Hollywood Forever Cemetery.