A 19thC Human Skull Inscribed for Phrenological Demonstration antiques London 1802-1820

London 1802-1820

the base issuing acanthus leaves and the whole surviving from the first quarter of the nineteenth century

The hanging fittings are in good order and show no signs of any damage

the draws gliding beautifully

When statues toppled during periods of turmoil

A 19thC Human Skull Inscribed for Phrenological Demonstration antiques London 1802-1820Origin: EnglishPeriod: Late 19thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1900Height: 6. 5Width: 5Depth: 8The largely in tact human skull, dating to the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, having been used for medical study or phrenological demonstration and inscribed in both in English and Latin in the early part of the twentieth century in ink, naming the regions and portions such as transverse sulcus and fossa for cerebrum, the cranium and mandible