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Ivory model of a skull on wooden pedestal

Anatomy & Pathology

before 1928

Ivory memento mori

Anatomy & Pathology

1601-1900

Human skull, marked with phrenological divisions, from the British Phrenological Society.

Human skull, marked with phrenological divisions, United Kingdom, 1821-1899

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1821-1899

Ivory model of a skull and snake, Europe, undated

Anatomy & Pathology

undated

3-D model of a skull with treatment for the genetic disease Treacher Collins syndrome, London, England, 1999

Therapeutics

1999

Dentist's models of child's skull needing bone grafts

Dentistry

1954

Ivory model of a human skull with moving parts

Anatomy & Pathology

undated

Ivory model of back-to-back skull and head

Anatomy & Pathology

Before 1932

Miniature ivory skull in a silver case, Europe, 1840-1920

Anatomy & Pathology

1840-1920

Reconstructed skull, repaired by titanium cranioplasty, England, 1980

Anatomy & Pathology

1980

Model of adult skull, illustrating dental abnormalities

Dentistry

1962

Model of an adult skull showing overdevelopment of the lower jaw

Dentistry

1950-1970

Model of an adult skull illustrating overdevelopment of the jaw

Dentistry

1950-1970

Ivory model of a half head, half skull, Europe, undated

Anatomy & Pathology

undated

3-D model of a skull of a female patient with the genetic disease Treacher Collins syndrome, London, England, 1999

Therapeutics

1999

Plaster copy of infant’s skull, England, c. 1900-1921

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1900-1921

Wooden model of a human skull

Anatomy & Pathology

Plaster cast of neolithic trephined human skull, with three holes, from original in National Museum, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, French, first half of 20th century

Plaster cast of neolithic trephined human skull, w

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1901-1950

Sculpture of skull

Oriental Medicine

Netsuke in form of demon seating on skull

Oriental Medicine

1701-1900

Monkey skull, complete with lower mandible, possib

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

Wooden model of a human skull, without mandible

Anatomy & Pathology

Amulet, consisting of bird's skull and beak

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1930

Plaster cast of neolithic trephined skull with thr

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1920

Netsuke in form of skull with skeleton

Oriental Medicine

1701-1900

Wax anatomical model of human skull, showing struc

Anatomy & Pathology

1801-1900

Semicircular piece of shale, possibly used by Dr.

Surgery

Netsuke in form of skull mounted by skeleton

Oriental Medicine

1701-1900

Plaster copy of the skull of Johann Sebastian Bach

Anatomy & Pathology

1900-1927

Wooden model of a human skull

Anatomy & Pathology

Distended human skull, labelled LN Fowler, for phrenological use, from the British Phrenological Society.

Distended human skull for phrenological use

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

before 1937

Human skull, possibly for phrenological use, from the British Phrenological Society.

Human skull, possibly for phrenological use

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

before 1937

Netsuke in form of skeleton sitting behind skull

Oriental Medicine

1701-1900

Ivory model of a skull finely carved with teeth and mandible

Oriental Medicine

Netsuke in form of miniature human skull

Oriental Medicine

1701-1900

Netsuke of demon climbing on skull

Oriental Medicine

1701-1900

Plaster cast of the inside of the skull

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Chimpanzee(?) skull, possibly for phrenological use

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

Plaster endocast of cranium showing major blood ve

Anatomy & Pathology

1851-1930

Wooden representation of human skull, with mandibl

Anatomy & Pathology

1601-1900

Human skull, marked with phrenological divisions, from the British Phrenological Society, 1801-1900.

Human skull, marked with phrenological divisions

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1801-1900

Human skull, marked with phrenological divisions, from the British Phrenological Society.

Human skull, marked with phrenological divisions

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

before 1937

Plaster cast of trephined skull, with three holes,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1920

Netsuke in form of stylised human skull

Oriental Medicine

1701-1900

Ivory model of a human skull, with a snake coiled around the top

Oriental Medicine

1701-1900

Netsuke in form of human skull without mandible

Oriental Medicine

1701-1900

Ivory skull, surmounted by toads and snake

Asian Medicine

Netsuke in form of skull and snake

Asian Medicine

1701-1900

Excavated bronze age skull showing 4 healed trephinings, from Jericho, 2200-2000BC

Bronze Age skull from Jericho, Israel/Palestine

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

2200-2000 BCE

Human calvaria showing recent trephination hole, from Uganda, 1925

Calvaria or trepanned skull

Anatomy & Pathology

before 1925