Skull

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OBJECT TYPE: human
DATE: 1800–1875
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0655.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: bone; metal post

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 19.5 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 11.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Markings printed in black ink on outside back of skull are illegible. UHN catalogue number "969.55.12A" printed by hand in black ink on inside of skull, in upper mouth area.
Missing: Skull is missing some anatomical elements, and most teeth.
Finish: Natural bone; single intact tooth and numerous tooth fragments present. One silver metal post fitted into left front edge.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Skull, between 1800–1875, Artifact no. 2002.0655, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0655.001/

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