Ivory model of a human skull with moving parts

Made:
undated in Europe
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Ivory model of a skull, stylized, with moving eyes
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Ivory model of a skull, stylized, with moving eyes
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Ivory model of a skull, stylized, with moving eyes, tongue and mandible, operated by a metal mechanism contained within the skull

This is a model of a human skull made in ivory. The eyes, tongue and the lower jaw move when the cylinder at the base is pushed.

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641295
Materials:
ivory
Measurements:
overall: 56 mm x 31 mm x 36 mm, .06 kg
type:
skull
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust