Ivory model of a half head, half skull, Europe, undated
- Made:
- undated in Europe
- maker:
- Unknown
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LicenseIvory model of a half head, half skull, mounted on a metal rod
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Ivory model of a half head, half skull, mounted on a metal rod
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Ivory model of a half head, half skull, mounted on a metal rod
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Ivory model of a half head, half skull, mounted on a metal rod
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Ivory model of a half head, half skull, mounted on a metal rod
One half of this ivory model shows a human face with skin and hair; the other shows a skull with the lower jaw missing. This type of model is thought to be a memento mori – literally a reminder of death and the shortness of life. The skull was the symbol of death from the 1500s onwards. Previously death was represented as a skeleton accompanied by a living victim.
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641315
- Measurements:
-
height 53 mm
width 24 mm
depth 42 mm
- type:
- skull
