Natural History - Early Human Skull Replica

8 7/8 in. (1.54 kg, 22.5 cm).

Homo erectus cranial skull replica with hand-painted details. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Footnotes

Homo erectus is an extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene Period, and several human species seems to have evolved from it. Homo erectus had a more modern gait and body proportions, and was the first human species to have exhibited a flat face, prominent nose, and possibly sparse body hair coverage.

CONDITION

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LOT 2734