An 18thC Male Human Skull; The Horniman Collection; Ex Dick Moy sub-Decorative Objects The Larger: 17

The Larger: 17

The worm is not active but we have treated the piece as a precaution and stabilised it

There is the possibility that the bench was painted after its removal from the church but the paint is certainly of the same period

25”After Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)

housed over 10

An 18thC Male Human Skull; The Horniman Collection; Ex Dick Moy sub-Decorative Objects The Larger: 17Origin: UnknownPeriod: George II IIIProvenance: The Horniman Collection; Ex Dick MoyDate: c. 1730 1800Height: 5. 75Width: 5. 5Depth: 8In good overall condition, the largely in tact human skull dating to at least the late eighteenth century, displaying a marvellous aged patina and colour, the jaw articulated, retaining many of the original teeth and surviving from The Horniman Collection; and ex Dick Moys inventory. The skull remains in good overall