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Woman buys bizarre £280 'coming of age' portrait on eBay that contains 'human hair and teeth' from Victorian child

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A woman has gone viral after purchasing a portrait containing real human hair and teeth for £280.

Beckie-Ann Galentine previously hit the headlines for sharing her home with a ghost, as well as purchasing supposedly haunted items from Facebook Marketplace.

Now the paranormal investigator has bought her perhaps most eerie item yet: a portrait of a Victorian boy which includes his hair and teeth.

Sharing her purchase on TikTok (@mybloodygalentine ), the clip has quickly racked up over 554,000 views.

"I usually see listings and decide I need to have them based on the general energy of the piece," the 31-year-old, from Connecticut, USA, told http://NeedToKnow.co.uk.

"I don’t believe the picture is as macabre as it sounds - as sensational as the posts made it seem, I believe it is a “coming of age” piece.

"He was transitioning from childhood and it would have been customary to cut his long hair.

"The teeth, I suspect are his baby teeth, although I haven’t opened the bag to find out, nor do I intend to.”

Despite a price tag marking the piece as £440 ($560), Beckie-Ann nabbed the strange object for only £280 ($360) on eBay.

She added: "To me, I don’t feel any of the objects are “creepy.”

"This one has certainly been the most controversial, but I shifted my perspective a long time ago and don’t apply today’s standards to them.

"I believe in respect and preserving memory.

"I don’t intend to exploit these stories and only share to allow a wider audience to gain perspective on the topic of Victorian mementos."

Proud of her find, she shared it on TikTok where it gained over 48,000 likes and thousands of comments from shocked viewers.

One person wrote: "Idk but the bad juju would have me paranoid af." [sic]

Another person said: "Girrrrl you gunna have ghosts now." [sic]

"That’s 100% haunted," added Eva.

Elly wrote: "I could see this inviting spirits into your home for sure!"

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