A Relic Patinated Human Skull Pre c.1900 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus Old World fruit bats

Old World fruit bats

Frederick Hawkins Piercy

The front of the piece is beautifully inlaid with satinwood strung amboyna panels

pictured travelling in a field and sliding off his carriage with a look of alarm

A Relic Patinated Human Skull Pre c.1900 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus Old World fruit batsOrigin: Unknown Period: Pre c. 1900 Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 or earlier Height: 5 Width: 5. 5 Depth: 7. 5 In relic condition, the largely in tact human skull dating to at least the early twentieth century, displaying a superb aged patina and authentic colour, the mandible present but unarticulated, and probably once belonging to a female or young male. The skull remains in good overall order; please view the photographs for a full visual