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Trompe L'Oeil Inkwell Germany 19th century Hand carved wooden Black Forest trompe l'oeil inkwell with glass liner. The carving is wonderful, including the sole of the shoe.
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Three human skulls found in Gough’s Cave, Somerset, England were carefully worked into the shape of bowls, indicating that they were used to drink from. At 14,700 years old, these are the oldest skull cups ever discovered, and they were surrounded by other human remains that had been snapped to get to the marrow inside, suggesting cannibalism.
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Back in 1915, Raggedy Ann stood for grief and a medical controversy that cost a little girl her life. Marcella Gruelle, daughter of children's author Johnny Gruelle, died after receiving a smallpox vaccination without her parents' consent. After her death, Raggedy Ann became a symbol for the anti-vaccination movement.