Its almost overstuffed roster of items includes original Félix Nadar photos of Bernhardt at 20, the human skull presented to her by Victor Hugo, the costumes she wore as Cleopatra and Joan of Arc, her own accomplished sculptures and relics of lovers and American tours.

The statue of Andrew was meant to honor the relic of the apostle's skull, supposedly presented to Pius II by the Byzantine leader Thomas Palaiologos in 1461, but returned to Patras, the place of his martyrdom, by Pope Paul VI centuries later.

The bejeweled skull, presented in a dark room under a single spotlight, is called "For the Love of God" and is part of "Beyond Belief," a larger show of Mr. Hirst's recent work being presented through July 7 at White Cube's Mayfair and Hoxton Square galleries.

With the nar-rowest aspect of his skull presented to the bars, he was able to deliver himself into the holding area without too much more trouble.

After the publication of Origin of Species, a renewed interest in the fossil human remains led to the skull being brought out of obscurity and presented at a meeting in the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1864.