Bone Chandelier, originally uploaded by The Magins.

This is a chandelier made from the bones of the victims that died of the plague. A half blind monk made it his life’s work to construct this and many other ornate pieces of work from plague victim’s bones. This piece, along with the others, hangs in a church just one hour outside of Prague. My friend Jen and I made a day of it last weekend during my 4 day trip to Prague.

He constructed a large chalice out of pelvic bones too! It may seem freaky and even a bit weird but it was so fascinating for me, having working worked on the muscles that surround these fascinating structures called bones. Some of the skulls still had teeth! Unreal.

Click on the photo to see more of the church, it’s artifacts and Prague (Praha).