Today I learned on Nostr: TIL a sculpture made for Queen Elizabeth II's 1977 silver jubilee was originally a ...

TIL a sculpture made for Queen Elizabeth II's 1977 silver jubilee was originally a rejected transparent acrylic monolith prop for the movie "2001: a Space Odyssey." Artist Arthur Fleischmann repurposed it by carving a crown and rays of light onto one side.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Jubilee_Crystal_Crown
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