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Although replicas of skulls were often kept as reminders of the imminence of death, the obsessive, anatomically correct detailing of this skull-both inside and out-suggests that it was a curiosity intended for cabinet of exotica.
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Title: Skull
Date: 17th century
Culture: German or Netherlandish
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: Height: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1988
Object Number: 1988.334
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