Skull Collection (page 11)

Ancient Cimbrian, Esthonian Finn, Lappe, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Human and orang-utan skulls, 1848. Illustrations of the base of the skull. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Lateral view of the skull or profile, 1848. Comparison of the skulls of European and African humans with those of the chimpanzee and orang-utan

The vertical configuration of the skull, 1848. Comparison of Caucasian, Mongole, Negro and Titicacan skulls. During the 19th century

Forbes-Robertson as Hamlet, late 19th century. Artist: John Percival Gulich
Forbes-Robertson as Hamlet, late 19th century. British actor Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937) in Shakespeares Hamlet

Landscape scene, legend of Saint Christopher, c1520-1559. Artist: Jan Mandyn
Landscape scene, legend of Saint Christopher, 19th Century. Saint Christopher is a saint venerated by Roman Catholics, State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life, c1640. Artist: Harmen van Steenwyck
An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life, c1640. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Diligence, c1850-1890. Artist: Stanislas Lepine
Diligence, 20th Century. c1850-1890. Although generally not considered an Impressionist painter, Stanislas participated in the first Impressionist exhibition held in 1874

Richard Owen, British naturalist, c1856 (1891). After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen (1804-1892) made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology

The Meditation on the Passion, c1510. Artist: Vittore Carpaccio
The Meditation on the Passion, c1510. The Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon

Russian cinema poster, 1943

The Judgement of Death, early 15th century. Artist: Master of the Rohan Hours
The Judgement of Death, early 15th century. A dead man comes face to face with his God. St Michael the Archangel is expelling Lucifer from Heaven (top left). From the Rohan Hours

St Jerome, 1543. Artist: Jan Sanders van Hemessen
St Jerome, 1543

Still Life with Skull, detail, 19th century. Artist: Antoine Vollon
Still Life with Skull, detail, 19th century

St Jerome, 1521. Artist: Albrecht Durer
St Jerome, 1521. From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

Thomas Willis, physician, 1742. Artist: George Vertue
Thomas Willis, physician, 1742. To the left of his portrait are parts of a skull and a diagram of the spine and ribcage. To the right are several books

Thomas Henry Huxley, 1893. Artist: Leopold Flameng
Thomas Henry Huxley, 1893. Leaning on a pile of books and holding a skull. English scientist remembered as Darwins Bulldog

Skull of Australopithecus Africanus from Sterkfontein, South Africa, 3 to 2 million years BC. Australopithecus africanus is an extinct (fossil) species of the australopithecines

Cromagnon Skull Upper Paleolithic from France, c50, 000BC-c10, 000 BC
Cromagnon Skull Upper Paleolithic from France, c50, 000-10, 000 BC. Paleolithic age is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools

Tibetan mask used in ritual dance, c9th century
This Tibetan mask is used in the ritual Black Hat dance, which is of pre-Buddhist origin, c9th century

Reconstruction of a high-status neanderthal burial in central Asia
Reconstruction of a neanderthal burial in central Asia at Teshik Tash. Probably a high-status burial, with animal bones and horns arranged suggesting a ritual burial

Skull of Peking man (reconstruction)
A reconstruction of the skull of Peking man (homo erectus pekinisis)

Paleolithic ritual burial of a woman
The burial of a 25-30 year old woman from St. Germain-le-Ridiere, France. The skull has red ochre markings, suggesting a ritual burial

Reconstructed Neanderthal Mans skull, 49, 000 BC
The skull of a Neanderthal man, reconstructed, 49, 000 BC

Trepanned Skull from Jericho, found in Tomb G88. The front trepanning healed, showing that he survived the first operation

Skull of Homo Erectus

Fossil skull of a primitive horse
Fossil skull of Equus Plesippus Soshoneisis, a primitive horse

Skull of Australopithecus Africanus from Transvaal

Human skull with features modelled in clay and painted, from New Guinea
Human skull used for ancestor worship with features modelled in clay and painted, from the Sepik river in New Guinea. Now in the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh

Skull of a dead Rain-Maker from New Ireland
Skull of a dead Rain-Maker, with the features moulded and decorated. The skull is kept by a living rain-maker and is used in rain-making ceremonies

Early bronze age bog burial from Denmark, 16th century
Early bronze age burial from Denmark, of a man in an oak coffin in a bog. Note the shield and comb he was buried with, 16th century

Model boat containing a chiefs skull from the Solomon Isles
Model boat containing a chiefs skull, found near a cairn in New Georgia in the Solomon Islands. From the British Museums collection

Skull from Jericho, modelled with plaster and shells. It was probably kept in the home, and used for ancestor-worship. From the British Museums collection

Skull of Homo Habilis, from Koobi Fora in Kenya

Skull of Homo Sapiens, from Broken Hill in Zambia

Early bronze age burial from Denmark
Early bronze age burial from Borum Eshoj near Arhus, Denmark. The young man was buried in an oak coffin, after being laid on a cows hide covered by a cloak with a wooden pin

Aztec Turquoise and Lignite mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca, 15th - 16th century
Aztec mask believed to represent Tezcatlipoca, modelled on a skull with the back cut away and lined with leather, 15th to 16th century. The jaw is hinged. From the British Museum

Early bronze age burial from Denmark, 16th century BC
Early bronze age burial from Denmark, of a man buried in an oak coffin which was preserved in a bog. From the National Museums collection in Copenhagen, 16th century BC

Cro-magnon skull
A Cro-magnon skull from France

Paleolithic Skull of Grimaldi man (replica)
Skull of Grimaldi man, an adolescent discovered in Baousse Rosse one the Cote de Azure. It is debated whether he is neanderthal, cro-magnon, or something else entirely

Skull of Proconsul Africanus from Rusinga Island, Kenya

Part of the skull of Sivapithecus Sivalensis
The face and lower jaw of Sivapithecus Sivalensis from the Potwar Plateau, Pakistan

Paleolithic Skull of Grimaldi man, his species unknown
Skull of Grimaldi man, an adolescent discovered in Baousse Rosse one the Cote de Azure. It is debated whether he is neanderthal, cro-magnon, or something else entirely

Neanderthal skull from France
A neanderthal skull from Chapelle Aux Saints, Correze, in France

St John Chrysostom, c1470-1523. Artist: Perugino
St John Chrysostom, c1470-1523. Born in Antioch, St John Chrysostom (c347-407), was reputedly one of the greatest of Christian preachers, for which he is known as the Golden Tongued

Penitent Magdalene, 17th century. Artist: Anthony van Dyck
Penitent Magdalene, 17th century

Anatomical sketch of a human skull, c1472-1519. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Anatomical sketch of a human skull, c1472-1519

Anatomical sketch; two studies of a human skull, c1489. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Anatomical sketch; two studies of a human skull, c1489

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