Visitors will discover the most macabre item at a new exhibit titled, "The Ted Williams Memorial Display with Death Mask," as part of the Ben Affleck 2004 World Series Collection, hosted by the Chelsea district's First Street Gallery.

The gallery debuts this season with the unveiling of the 'death mask' of baseball great Ted Williams' clinically decapitated frozen head. The death mask, likely the most unique collectible of the sports hero ever created, depicts Williams as he exists now... in a "cryonic sleep."

Fans of Williams may remember cryonics as the controversial deep freeze that promises to preserve a head or body somewhere between life and death in hopes that future scientific advances may eventually bring the remains back to life. Williams' head is kept in a metal container filled with liquid nitrogen at Scottsdale, Arizona's Alcor Life Extension Foundation.

The Baseball Hall of Famer's expression is grim, yet calm, and is sure to shock fans who remember a livelier Williams during his prime.

The Ben Affleck 2004 World Series Collection displays items for the Ted Williams and Boston Red Sox aficionado, including an authentic autographed ball by Ted Williams, a baseball card from 1954, and an issue of Life Magazine with Ted Williams on the cover.