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Skull Collection (page 5)

Background imageSkull Collection: Skull and crossbones military button

Skull and crossbones military button
A 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II in Deaths Head Hussars uniform

Kaiser Wilhelm II in Deaths Head Hussars uniform
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, seen here in the uniform of the Deaths Head Hussars (the 7th Hussars). Date: circa early 20th century

Background imageSkull Collection: Gordons Calvary / The Garden Tomb

Gordons Calvary / The Garden Tomb
Gordons 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

Background imageSkull Collection: A Vanitas Still Life with a Skull, a Book and Roses, c

A Vanitas Still Life with a Skull, a Book and Roses, c
Jan 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Uzbekistan - Margilan, Fergana region - Skull cap sellers

Uzbekistan - Margilan, Fergana region - Skull cap sellers - note the women are completely covered. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSkull Collection: Saint Jerome, 1646, by Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)

Saint Jerome, 1646, by Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)
Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652). Spanish painter. Saint Jerome, 1646. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

Background imageSkull Collection: Aztec / Mixtec. 15th-16th C. From Mexico. The skull of the smo

Aztec / Mixtec. 15th-16th C. From Mexico. The skull of the smo
Mexica/Mixtec. 15th-16th C. From Mexico. The skull of the smoking mirror. Turquoise, lignite and pyrite. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageSkull Collection: Trepanation. Miniature. 14th c. Treatise on anatomy by Mondi

Trepanation. Miniature. 14th c. Treatise on anatomy by Mondi
Illustration of trepanation. Miniature. 14th century. Treatise on anatomy by Mondino de Liuzzi (1270-1326). Italian anatomist nad profesor of Bologna

Background imageSkull Collection: Saint Francis of Assisi, 1660, by Francisco de Zurbaran y Sa

Saint Francis of Assisi, 1660, by Francisco de Zurbaran y Sa
Francisco de Zurbaran y Salazar (1598-1664). Spanish painter. Saint Francis of Assisi, 1660. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Background imageSkull Collection: Sarmatians. Deformed human skulls. Probably dated in the 3rd

Sarmatians. Deformed human skulls. Probably dated in the 3rd
Sarmatians. Two deformed human skulls. Probably dated in the 3rd century BC. Kerch Historical and Archaeological Museum. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ukraine

Background imageSkull Collection: Skull of Paranthropus aethiopicus

Skull of Paranthropus aethiopicus with prominent sagittal crest. Pliocene. Located in Lomekwi, Kenya. Natural History Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageSkull Collection: Tula. Coatepantli or Serpent Wall

Tula. Coatepantli or Serpent Wall
Pre-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

Background imageSkull Collection: Victorian Photo Album - four oval frames

Victorian Photo Album - four oval frames. 19th century

Background imageSkull Collection: Italian Costume 1380

Italian Costume 1380
Italian 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Italian Dress of C. 1400

Italian Dress of C. 1400
Italian 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Cartoon, German officer (Boche Faces), WW1

Cartoon, German officer (Boche Faces), WW1
Cartoon, Boche Faces. A group of German officers, looking rather stolid and described as the asphyxiating brutes of humanity. Date: 1915

Background imageSkull Collection: Cartoon, Waking up Germania, WW1

Cartoon, Waking up Germania, WW1
Cartoon, 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico

Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico -- originally an illustration for a magicians programme. circa 1900

Background imageSkull Collection: Carved Hornbill Skull

Carved Hornbill Skull
Casque 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Rough-toothed dolphin skull with ink scrimshaw

Rough-toothed dolphin skull with ink scrimshaw
Skull 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Homo neanderthalensis and Homo heildebergensis

Homo neanderthalensis and Homo heildebergensis
Left: 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Broken Hill skull, Homo heidelbergensis

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

Background imageSkull Collection: Weddell seal skull, Leptonychotes weddellii

Weddell seal skull, Leptonychotes weddellii
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageSkull Collection: Charles Eugene Jules Marie Nungesser, pilot and fighter

Charles Eugene Jules Marie Nungesser, pilot and fighter
Charles 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Mount Calvary, Jerusalem, Jerusalem

Mount Calvary, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. Showing Skull Hill Date: 1910s

Background imageSkull Collection: Neanderthal man skull (Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis)

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

Background imageSkull Collection: DINOSAUR Skeleton - Gigantosaurus

DINOSAUR Skeleton - Gigantosaurus. Argentina

Background imageSkull Collection: Siberian Lemming - skull in tundra (typical scene

Siberian Lemming - skull in tundra (typical scene due to a high lemming population), next to a flowering White Dryas (Dryas octopetala) plant (Lemmus sibiricus)

Background imageSkull Collection: Robert Brindle, Bishop of Nottingham

Robert Brindle, Bishop of Nottingham
Dr Robert Brindle (1837-1916), Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham (1902-1915). Date: early 20th century

Background imageSkull Collection: Daniel Dunglas Home, medium, with skull

Daniel Dunglas Home, medium, with skull
Daniel Dunglas Home (1833-1886), Scottish-American medium, contemplating a skull. Date: 19th century

Background imageSkull Collection: Piltdown Man

Piltdown Man
An 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Reading the Talmud

Reading the Talmud
An elderly Jewish man reads the Talmud, a central text of Judaism which includes discussions on Jewish law, ethics, customs and history. Date: 1884

Background imageSkull Collection: Karl Vogt - 1

Karl Vogt - 1
KARL VOGT Swiss naturalist and geologist, holding a skull. Date: 1817 - 1895

Background imageSkull Collection: Ritual of Self-Mutilation by Aissaoua Brotherhood, Morocco

Ritual of Self-Mutilation by Aissaoua Brotherhood, Morocco
A 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Homo neanderthalensis (Ferrassie 1) cranium cast

Homo neanderthalensis (Ferrassie 1) cranium cast
Cranium 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Predmosti 3) cast

Homo sapiens cranium (Predmosti 3) cast

Background imageSkull Collection: Skull showing bullet hole in right temple

Skull showing bullet hole in right temple
Skull of adult male suicide case. Taken during the archaelogical excavation at Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, 1984-1986

Background imageSkull Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Irhoud 1)

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

Background imageSkull Collection: Lion skull viewed from the front

Lion skull viewed from the front
Remains found in the moat of the Tower of London during the 1930s, now in the collections at the Natural History Museum

Background imageSkull Collection: Threskiornis aethiopicus, sacred ibis skeleton

Threskiornis aethiopicus, sacred ibis skeleton
Plate 52 from a paper published by Georges Cuvier in 1804

Background imageSkull Collection: Homo sapiens (Singa 1) cranium

Homo sapiens (Singa 1) cranium
A 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Plecotus darjilingensis, paskan (with skull and stomach)

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

Background imageSkull Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Predmosti 3)

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

Background imageSkull Collection: Elephant skulls

Elephant skulls
Including Elasmotherium sibircum (giant rhinoceros). Illustration from Recherches sur les ossements fossiles de quadrupcdes, by Georges Cuvier, first published in 1812

Background imageSkull Collection: Homo heildelbergensis, Rhodesian or Broken Hill Man (Broken

Homo heildelbergensis, Rhodesian or Broken Hill Man (Broken
Basilar 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

Background imageSkull Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Cro-Magnon 1)

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

Background imageSkull Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Irhoud 2)

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

Background imageSkull Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Qafzeh 9)

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



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