A 15th-century badge from the <n>Musée de Cluny</n> collection. Photo by <n>Jean-Gilles Berizzi</n>.

The eye of a marble <n>Statue of an Amazon</n> found in <n>Herculaneum</n>, with surviving paint.

Models <n>Catia Simões</n> and <n>May</n> photographed in Basel.

The <n>Iconic 1969 Metal Chain Mail Bag</n> by designer <n>Paco Rabanne</n>.

<n>Death's Head Armet</n>, created by <n>Konrad Seusenhofer</n> in 1511 for <n>Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor</n>.

A 1967 <n>Altar Set</n> by <n>David Huycke</n> for the Cistercian Abbey of Orval, Belgium.

<n>The Laughing Heresiarch</n> by <n>Richard A. Kirk</n> for the <n>Dystopian Futures</n> exhibition at <n>Beinart Gallery</n>.

Artwork by <n>Eclectic Limited</n> for the <n>Mechanism EP</n> by artists <n>Luizar</n> and <n>Claudio PRC</n>.

Sickle with a roebuck antler handle and copper oak leaf details by <n>Forest and Forge</n>.

<n>Memento Mori Pomander</n>, c. 1500-1525, from <n>The Wernher Collection</n> at <n>Ranger's House</n>. Image via <n>English Heritage</n>.

The Most Gothic Jewellery of All: Memento Mori

<n>Lover’s Eye Brooch</n> from c. 1790, held at the <n>Philadelphia Museum of Art</n>.

An <n>unusual sword with waved blade</n> from England or Scotland, late 17th century. Photo via <n>Finarte</n>.

Ambrotype of a family, circa 1860. From the <n>Everett Collection Inc</n>.

<n>The Allegory of Truth and Lies</n> (2007), an oil painting by artist <n>Jake Baddeley</n>.

<n>FEAR HAS 1000 EYES</n>, a 2012 silver gelatin print by <n>Francesco Amorosino</n> featuring model <n>Valentina</n>.

<n>Greyfreth Cross Bottles</n> by artist <n>Isabeau Grey</n>.