Wooden copy of a skull

Made:
1701-1800 in France
maker:
Unknown
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Wooden copy of a skull
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Wooden copy of a skull
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Wooden copy of a skull
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Wooden copy of a skull
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Wooden copy of a skull, with lid at the top which opens to provide a container, possibly French, possibly 18th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A661114
Materials:
wood and metal
Measurements:
height 130 mm
width 135 mm
depth 160 mm
type:
skulls
credit:
Pratt

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