Ivory phrenological head

Made:
1850-1914

Ivory phrenological head, with areas marked off and labelled, with circular pedestal and square wooden base

Details

Category:
Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A642801
Materials:
ivory and wood
Measurements:
height 100 mm
width 32 mm
depth 34 mm
type:
phrenological heads

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