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The skulls of a female and male great ape, possibly a chimpanzee. Lithograph.
Reference: 39739i
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M0006138: Superior aspect of Cranium 18 from Cuzco, showing trephinning
Date: 09 March 1939Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/51/37
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Hair brain sculpture
Jackie Brown
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Des traumatismes craniens et du mode d'action de la craniectomie / par Louis Masson.
Masson, Louis, active 1894.Date: 1894
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The skull: anterior view (above) and lateral view (below). Line engraving by A. Bell after J.-J. Sue, 1798.
Jean-Joseph SueDate: [1798]Reference: 689074i
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Studies of the internal anatomy of the face / by M.H. Cryer.
Matthew CryerDate: 1901
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Diabetes Insipidus, varieties of polydipsia, etc, also the condition of the pituitary gland in diabetes mellitus etc
Date: 1909-1947Reference: PP/FPW/B.86
Part of: Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)
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Skull of an Ethiopian person: three figures. Chromolithograph by H.J. Ruprecht, 1877.
Ruprecht, H. J.Date: [1877]Reference: 578955i
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Skulls: eleven skulls arranged on three shelves. Photograph.
Reference: 644349i
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Rapports entre maladies des yeux et celles du nez et des cavités voisines / par Emile Berger.
Emile BergerDate: 1892
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Notes on some of the developmental and functional relations of certain portions of the cranium / Selected by Frederick William Pavy ... from the lectures on anatomy delivered at Guy's hospital by John Hilton, F.R.S.
John HiltonDate: 1855
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Trophies of a headhunter's house of the Chang Naga tribe, India, including human skulls. Photograph.
Date: 1900-1999Reference: 663209i
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Some curious affections (including plasmocytoma to be distinguished from the plasmocytomatous type of multiple myeloma) of the cranium and jaws {see elsewhere for congenital or acquired deficiencies ('holes') in the vault of the skull
Date: 1930-1951Reference: PP/FPW/B.76
Part of: Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)
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A conjurer casting spells with his wand and fire surrounded by a kneeling man and demons within the magic circle. Engraving by J. Brown after W.M. Craig, 1813.
William Marshall CraigDate: 1st May 1813Reference: 37887i
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A trephined human skull from New Britain. Photograph, 1940.
Date: 29 February 1940Reference: 644312i
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Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
Dave Farnham
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An alchemist reading in a romanticised laboratory setting. Watercolour painting, 19th century.
Reference: 37905i
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A trephined human skull. Photograph.
Reference: 644310i
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Human skull, rear view , with details showing individual bones: above, a tonal etching of the skull, below, an outline diagram. Etching by or after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
Gamelin, Jacques, 1739-1803.Date: [1779]Reference: 569750i
Part of: Nouveau recueil d'ostéologie et de myologie, dessiné d'après nature / par Jacques Gamelin de Carcassone.
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Cancer of extrahepatic bile ducts and hepatostomy
Date: 1896-1943Reference: PP/FPW/B.51
Part of: Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)
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Human head sculpted in clay, facial muscles
Heather Spears, photography ICandy
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Altägyptische Schädelchirurgie : Untersuchungen zur Differentialdiagnose von Trepanationsdefekten und zur Frage der Realisierung entsprechender Eingriffe in einem elaborierten prähippokratischen Medizinsystem / Wolfgang Michael Pahl.
Pahl, Wolfgang Michael.Date: 1993
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Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895
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Human skull with painted features and cowrie shell eyes. The hair is real. Said to have been used in rituals associated with ancestor worship. Papua New Guinea
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Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
Dave Farnham

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The skulls of a female and male great ape, possibly a chimpanzee. Lithograph.

M0006138: Superior aspect of Cranium 18 from Cuzco, showing trephinning

Hair brain sculpture

Des traumatismes craniens et du mode d'action de la craniectomie / par Louis Masson.

The skull: anterior view (above) and lateral view (below). Line engraving by A. Bell after J.-J. Sue, 1798.

Studies of the internal anatomy of the face / by M.H. Cryer.

Diabetes Insipidus, varieties of polydipsia, etc, also the condition of the pituitary gland in diabetes mellitus etc

Skull of an Ethiopian person: three figures. Chromolithograph by H.J. Ruprecht, 1877.

Skulls: eleven skulls arranged on three shelves. Photograph.

Rapports entre maladies des yeux et celles du nez et des cavités voisines / par Emile Berger.

Notes on some of the developmental and functional relations of certain portions of the cranium / Selected by Frederick William Pavy ... from the lectures on anatomy delivered at Guy's hospital by John Hilton, F.R.S.

Trophies of a headhunter's house of the Chang Naga tribe, India, including human skulls. Photograph.

Some curious affections (including plasmocytoma to be distinguished from the plasmocytomatous type of multiple myeloma) of the cranium and jaws {see elsewhere for congenital or acquired deficiencies ('holes') in the vault of the skull

A conjurer casting spells with his wand and fire surrounded by a kneeling man and demons within the magic circle. Engraving by J. Brown after W.M. Craig, 1813.

A trephined human skull from New Britain. Photograph, 1940.

Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon

An alchemist reading in a romanticised laboratory setting. Watercolour painting, 19th century.

A trephined human skull. Photograph.

Human skull, rear view , with details showing individual bones: above, a tonal etching of the skull, below, an outline diagram. Etching by or after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.

Cancer of extrahepatic bile ducts and hepatostomy

Human head sculpted in clay, facial muscles

Altägyptische Schädelchirurgie : Untersuchungen zur Differentialdiagnose von Trepanationsdefekten und zur Frage der Realisierung entsprechender Eingriffe in einem elaborierten prähippokratischen Medizinsystem / Wolfgang Michael Pahl.

Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895

Human skull with painted features and cowrie shell eyes. The hair is real. Said to have been used in rituals associated with ancestor worship. Papua New Guinea

Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon