Framed Plate No.20; Anatomical Studies of Bones & Muscles, for the use of Artists; Flaxman/Landseer c.1833 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles it is unclear whether this

it is unclear whether this skull was crafted in Victorian times and then mounted on this base or whether the two parts are of the same vintage

They were created to evoke respect

Believed to be Norwegian in origin

and Kurdish varieties are quite similar

In this volume Cheiro gives instructions in the art of hand-reading

Framed Plate No.20; Anatomical Studies of Bones & Muscles, for the use of Artists; Flaxman/Landseer c.1833 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles it is unclear whether thisOrigin: English Period: Early 19th Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1833 Height: 20. 5 inches (in frame) Width: 13. 5 inches (in frame) London. M. A. Nattali. Folio. In portrait form, the framed and glazed single engraved plate leaf, numbered Pl. 20, taken from Anatomical Studies of the Bones and Muscles, for the use of Artists, the drawing by the late John Flaxman, Esq. R. A. Engraved by Henry Landseer depicts the various muscles of the lower leg