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Figure of a Skull

Artist: Unknown

Skull, heavy, hammered and soldered silver work. A solder line bisects the skull vertically, parallel to the face. The incised lines representing sutures are independent of the solder line. Insets in the eye-sockets were once filled with inlaid stones or shells.

Date
20th century
In our collection
since August the 20th, 2015 up to now
Dimensions
11 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (28.3 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Silver
Price
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Composition
cadmium14%
oxygen40%
iron12%
zinc13%
copper18%
atium3%