Model of human skull - netsuke

Ivory model of a human skull, possibly a netsuke

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Ivory model of a human skull, possibly a netsuke
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Ivory model of a human skull, possibly a netsuke, without teeth or mandible, possibly Japanese, possibly 1701-1800

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641300
Materials:
complete and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 30 mm x 28 mm x 38 mm, .017 kg
type:
netsuke and skull - representation
credit:
Sotheby's