Plaster cast of neolithic trephined human skull

Made:
1901-1950 in France
maker:
Unknown

Plaster cast of neolithic trephined human skull, with three holes, from original in National Museum, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, French, first half of 20th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A254994
Materials:
plaster
Measurements:
height 148 mm
maximum: height 192 mm
maximum: width 162 mm
main, hole right parietal: diameter 62 mm
main, hole right temporal: diameter 31 mm
main, hole occipital: diameter 9 mm
type:
skull

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