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Skull and crossbones military buttonA small skull and crossbones military button, probably from the uniform of the 17th/21st Lancers, a British cavalry regiment formed in 1922. Their motto was Death Or Glory. Date: circa 1930s
Kaiser Wilhelm II in Deaths Head Hussars uniformKaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, seen here in the uniform of the Deaths Head Hussars (the 7th Hussars). Date: circa early 20th century
Gordons Calvary / The Garden TombGordons Calvary. In the 19th century, a number of scholars disputed the identification of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre with the actual site of Jesuss crucifixion and burial
A Vanitas Still Life with a Skull, a Book and Roses, cJan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1683/1684). Flemish painter. A Vanitas Still Life with a Skull, a Book and Roses, c. 1630. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Uzbekistan - Margilan, Fergana region - Skull cap sellers - note the women are completely covered. Date: circa 1910
Saint Jerome, 1646, by Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652). Spanish painter. Saint Jerome, 1646. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic
Aztec / Mixtec. 15th-16th C. From Mexico. The skull of the smoMexica/Mixtec. 15th-16th C. From Mexico. The skull of the smoking mirror. Turquoise, lignite and pyrite. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Trepanation. Miniature. 14th c. Treatise on anatomy by MondiIllustration of trepanation. Miniature. 14th century. Treatise on anatomy by Mondino de Liuzzi (1270-1326). Italian anatomist nad profesor of Bologna
Saint Francis of Assisi, 1660, by Francisco de Zurbaran y SaFrancisco de Zurbaran y Salazar (1598-1664). Spanish painter. Saint Francis of Assisi, 1660. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany
Sarmatians. Deformed human skulls. Probably dated in the 3rdSarmatians. Two deformed human skulls. Probably dated in the 3rd century BC. Kerch Historical and Archaeological Museum. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ukraine
Skull of Paranthropus aethiopicus with prominent sagittal crest. Pliocene. Located in Lomekwi, Kenya. Natural History Museum. London. United Kingdom
Tula. Coatepantli or Serpent WallPre-Columbian Art. Tula. Coatepantli or Serpent Wall. Toltec civilization. Post-Classic Period. 900-1200 A.C. Back of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl. Museum of Anthropology. Mexico
Victorian Photo Album - four oval frames. 19th century
Italian Costume 1380Italian costume: garments worn with armour include parti- coloured soled hose, gipon or doublet, tight-fitting garment without sleeves or with short raglan sleeves & buckles. Date: 1380
Italian Dress of C. 1400Italian costumes differ from those of Northern Europe. N.B chemise drawn through apertures made in the sleeves. N.B horned headdress & fur lined houppelande. Date: circa 1400
Cartoon, German officer (Boche Faces), WW1Cartoon, Boche Faces. A group of German officers, looking rather stolid and described as the asphyxiating brutes of humanity. Date: 1915
Cartoon, Waking up Germania, WW1Cartoon, Waking up Germania. After the war, Madame Germania must pay the bill for all the damage she has done. The waiter is a macabre, thin man with a skull for his head. Date: 1918
Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico -- originally an illustration for a magicians programme. circa 1900
Carved Hornbill SkullCasque of a helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) carved to depict a Chinese battle scene set in a town by a river. There also features a figure holding a flag bearing the Chinese w鮠 character
Rough-toothed dolphin skull with ink scrimshawSkull of a rough-toothed dolphin, a species that lives deep in tropical waters.The skull, believed to date back to 1850, has been decorated with ink by sailors in scrimshaw
Homo neanderthalensis and Homo heildebergensisLeft: Cranium of Neanderthal man discovered at Forbes quarry Gibraltar in 1848. Right: Cranium of Broken Hill, or Rhodesian man (H. heidelbergensis) discovered at Broken Hill, Zambia in 1921
Broken Hill skull, Homo heidelbergensis, discovered in Africa in 1921. The skull belonged to an adult male and may be 200, 000 to 300, 000 years old
Weddell seal skull, Leptonychotes weddelliiSpecimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition
Charles Eugene Jules Marie Nungesser, pilot and fighterCharles Eugene Jules Marie Nungesser (1892-?1927), French pilot and fighter ace. Seen here leaning against his Nieuport 23, bearing his macabre personal emblem, and with three medals on his uniform
Mount Calvary, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. Showing Skull Hill Date: 1910s
Neanderthal man skull (Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis). It comes from Chapelle-aux-Saints. Paleolithic art. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Museum of National Antiquities
DINOSAUR Skeleton - Gigantosaurus. Argentina
Siberian Lemming - skull in tundra (typical scene due to a high lemming population), next to a flowering White Dryas (Dryas octopetala) plant (Lemmus sibiricus)
Robert Brindle, Bishop of NottinghamDr Robert Brindle (1837-1916), Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham (1902-1915). Date: early 20th century
Daniel Dunglas Home, medium, with skullDaniel Dunglas Home (1833-1886), Scottish-American medium, contemplating a skull. Date: 19th century
Piltdown ManAn illustration of The earliest known inhabitant of England, based upon the fragments of skull and jawbone supposedly discovered in a gravel pit at Piltdown, East Sussex, England
Reading the TalmudAn elderly Jewish man reads the Talmud, a central text of Judaism which includes discussions on Jewish law, ethics, customs and history. Date: 1884
Karl Vogt - 1KARL VOGT Swiss naturalist and geologist, holding a skull. Date: 1817 - 1895
Ritual of Self-Mutilation by Aissaoua Brotherhood, MoroccoA member of the snake charmers cult The Aissaoua Brotherhood ceremonially cuts his head on the Day of Sacrifices a ritual of self-mutilation. Date: circa 1910s
Homo neanderthalensis (Ferrassie 1) cranium castCranium cast of an adult male Neandertal Man (Homo neanderthalensis) discovered at La Ferrassie, Dordogne, France, by D Peyrony and L. Captian in 1909. The original specimen dates back 70, 000 years
Homo sapiens cranium (Predmosti 3) cast
Skull showing bullet hole in right templeSkull of adult male suicide case. Taken during the archaelogical excavation at Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, 1984-1986
Homo sapiens cranium (Irhoud 1)Lateral and frontal view of a cast of an adult male Homo sapiens skull discovered at Jebel Irhoud (formerly Ighoud), Morocco, by Mohammed Ben Fatmi, Summer 1961
Lion skull viewed from the frontRemains found in the moat of the Tower of London during the 1930s, now in the collections at the Natural History Museum
Threskiornis aethiopicus, sacred ibis skeletonPlate 52 from a paper published by Georges Cuvier in 1804
Homo sapiens (Singa 1) craniumA heavily mineralized cranium once belonging to that of Homo sapiens who lived about 130, 000 years ago. This specimen was discovered in Singa, Sudan by W.R.G. Bond in 1924
Plecotus darjilingensis, paskan (with skull and stomach)No. 9. Plecotus darjilingensis taken from Drawings of Mammalia [press mark Z 88 ff H] by B.H. Hodgson
Homo sapiens cranium (Predmosti 3)Frontal view of cranium and mandible (casts) of a Homo sapiens male aged 35-40 discovered at Predmosti, North East Moravia, Czech Republic. By K.J. Maska, June 1894. This specimen dates back 30, 000
Elephant skullsIncluding Elasmotherium sibircum (giant rhinoceros). Illustration from Recherches sur les ossements fossiles de quadrupcdes, by Georges Cuvier, first published in 1812
Homo heildelbergensis, Rhodesian or Broken Hill Man (BrokenBasilar view of the cranium belonging to Broken Hill Man (Homo heildelbergensis) discovered at Broken Hill Mine, Kabwe, Zambia by T. Zwigelaar in June 1921. It dates back 130, 000 years
Homo sapiens cranium (Cro-Magnon 1)Lateral and frontal view of a cast of a skull belonging to Homo sapiens Le Viellard, adult male about 45 years of age. Discovered near the station, Les Eyzies de Tayac, France by workmen, March 1868
Homo sapiens cranium (Irhoud 2)Lateral and facial view of a cast of a skull belonging to an adult male Homo sapiens discovered at Jebel Irhoud (formerly Ighoud), Barytes mine S.E of Safi, Morocco, by Mohammed Ben Fatmi, summer 1961
Homo sapiens cranium (Qafzeh 9)Lateral and frontal view of a cast of a Homo sapiens adult skull discovered at Dkebel Kafzeh, Israel by B. Vandermeersch, 1965-1969