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Museums Challenge Each Other In A Twitter Battle To Find World’s Creepiest Exhibit
The Yorkshire Museum kicked off the usual Friday's Curator's Battle with a picture of a hair bun from the burial of a Roman woman in the third or fourth century, with the hair clips still in place.
It has been engaged with online more than 220,000 times, with museums from all around the world responding with their own "treasures".
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The Yorkshire Museum Started Showing Off Their 3rd/4th Century Hair Bun From The Burial Of A Roman Lady, Still With The Jet Pins In Place
Ashmolean Museum's Carved Pendant With A Dead Man's Face On One Side And A Decaying Skull With Worms And Other Creatures On The Reverse
Japanese Ukiyo-E(Woodblock Prints) From @ukiyoeota Collections? This Black Creepy Monster Is Biting Off Woman's Hair!
Split Head Of Vampire Of Dusseldorf
If you think this exhibit isn't creepy enough, wait till you hear his famous quote:
"After my head has been chopped off, will I be able to hear, at least for a moment, the sound of my own blood gushing from my neck? That would be the best pleasure to end all pleasures."
After his death, his head has been split to study his evil brain.
York Castle Museum's Victorian Crab’s Legs And Claws Models Of Gold Miners Hauling Gold Nuggets
A Cupboard That Contains A Wax Effigy Of Sarah Hare Who Died 7 April 1744 And Ordered That She Be Remembered Like This
Oldcroghan Man In Nmireland - Or What Was Left Of Him After A Ritualistic Sacrifice
"Side note - he was tortured before he died & among other things had his nipples cut off."
Another side not- looks like Geodude from Pokemon
Drinking Bear Toy, From Toy Museum At Penshurst Place
Feed it a 2 pence piece and it'll pretend to drink from its cup as it stares into your soul.
Alexander Peden's Mask
"Used by the Covenanter preacher to travel covertly throughout southwest Scotland...you'd think this guy riding into town would raise ALL the alarm bells!"
Silver Snuffbox From That Is Said To Contain The Pubic Hair Of One Of George Iv's Mistresses
Youngster's Doll That Has Aged Badly
"This is the one object from B'ham history that we thank every single deity that we don't have and we sincerely hope that it never makes its way to our collections from some dark, forgotten closet in the police station."
Sheep's Heart Stuck With Pins And Nails And Strung On A Loop Of Cord
Made in South Devon, circa 1911, "for breaking evil spells."
Physician's Stick
A physician's stick used for a patient to bite on for the pain during a pre-anesthesia & pre-antiseptic surgical procedure. Check those bite marks
Tirpitz, The Pig
"Saved from drowning after her German ship sunk the South Pacific, served as a mascot on HMS Glasgow for the rest of the FWW, eventually auctioned off for pork (raising £1,785 for charity) in retirement. No wonder she looks like she's seen things."
Victorian Guide Book Made From The Wood Of The Old Gallows Tree
"Doune Castle? Because who doesn't love their tourist info with a hint of historic executions?"
These 'Death Stockings' Were Made By Eliza Lewis In 1850
They were made to be worn on her body after her death.
The stockings survived as Eliza suffered from dropsy (swelling of soft tissue) in her later years.
This Kangling From The Early 20th Century Is A Musical Instrument And Ritual Object In Tibetan Buddhism
It's made of human tibia bone.
Whilst all of them are creepy I find the "mermaid" the creepiest.
Whilst all of them are creepy I find the "mermaid" the creepiest.
