Scrape the flesh off of my skull with a sharpened spork and I have no doubt my skull will look only half so stylish.
British artist Damien Hirst revealed his latest of art at the White Cube Gallery in London, June 1, 2007. "For the Love of God" is a life-size cast of a human skull in platinum and covered by 8,601 pave-set diamonds weighing 1,106.18 carats. The single large diamond in the middle of the forehead is reportedly worth $4.2 million alone. Hirst financed the project himself, and estimates it cost between 10 and 15 million. Of course, it will cost someone a pretty penny to own the work: It's priced at $99 million.
It's like a Ray Harryhausen prop from his abandoned 70's project Sinbad Goes Disco.
The $99 Million Skull [ABC News]
