Collection

Excavated and restored "neolithic" skull showing canine protruding through upper jaw

Made:
1000-400 BCE in Sudan

Excavated and restored "neolithic" skull showing canine protruding through upper jaw, Sudan, Africa, 1000-401 BCE

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A634851
Materials:
bone
type:
skulls and human remains
credit:
Wellcome Trust

Parts

Excavated and restored "neolithic" skull showing canine protruding through upper jaw

Excavated and restored "neolithic" skull showing canine protruding through upper jaw

Excavated and restored "neolithic" skull showing canine protruding through upper jaw, Sudan, Africa, 1000-401 BCE

Measurements:
overall: 145 mm x 130 mm x 225 mm,
Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A634851/1
type:
human remains and skulls
Stand for excavated and restored "neolithic" skull showing canine protruding through upper jaw

Stand for excavated and restored "neolithic" skull showing canine protruding through upper jaw

Stand for excavated and restored "neolithic" skull showing canine protruding through upper jaw, Sudan, Africa, 1000-401 BCE

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A634851/2
type:
human remains , skulls and stand

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