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Exploded Skull

Seldom Seen Authentic Exploding Skull, Medical, After Claude Beauchêne
By Claude Beauchene
Located in Buffalo, NY
the cranial bones and their connections. The exploded skull is a type of anatomical preparation
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Edmé Beauchêne disarticulated human skull with museum provenance, France
Located in Leuven , BE
disarticulated or exploded human skull used for medical teaching, known as the Beauchêne skull. The skull bones
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Antique 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

"Summer Skull" - Original Gary John Pop Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

South East Skull - Original Gary John Colorful Street Art Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Lucky Number Pink" Original Colorful Skull Martini Bones Dice Pop Art
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

"Roll The Dice" Pop Art Inspired by Martini Skull Bones Contemporary
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Crack Skull Hole - Red and Black Original Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Five Dollars Dream - Original Skull Street Art on Newsprint by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

"Affordable Street Art Skull Box" Pop Art Gary John Milk Carton Kill LA Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Deconstructed Lobster (Homarus Gammarus) Specimen Under Glass Dome
Located in New York, NY
19th century involves the meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or crustacea. In this
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Shell

Deconstructed Spiny Spider Crab (Maja Brachydactyla) Specimen Under Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
in the 19th century involves the meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or crustacea
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Glass, Wood

Deconstructed Lobster Pair (Homeras Gammarus) (Palinurus Elephas) Under Glass
Located in New York, NY
in France in the 19th century involves the meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Taxidermy

Materials

Shell, Glass, Wood

Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Burchett, whom Elizabeth Thompson described as a "bearded, velvet-skull-capped and cold-searching-eyed man
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1890s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from one...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

Modernist Space Age Clairtone G3 T13 Stereo System with Globe Speakers
By Clairtone
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage classic Modernist / Spaceage of high design Clairtone G3 T13 with Garrard turntable all made in Canada.Amazing design.. All functions working perfectly..Sounds great!! Phon...
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Vintage 1960s Canadian Space Age Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
By Societé anonyme francaise
Located in Perpignan, FR
Designed in 1972 by architects Michel Hudrisier and M. Roma for Studio Rochel, the Nova House came to fulfill the fantasy of those dreaming of living in space. While that type of arc...
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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Architectural Elements

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
H 157.49 in W 255.91 in D 314.97 in
Anatomical Cut of Human Skull Papier-maché, Didactical Collectables, Dr.Auzoux
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Leuven , BE
Anatomical cut of a human skull composed in natural painted papier-maché, with numbered labels on the different elements
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Antique 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster, Paper

Bedside Skull
Located in Denver, CO
Matteo Di Ventra's "Bedside Skull" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a realistic human skull in profile with a black and purple background.
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Board

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases

Materials

Spruce

Manners Begin at Breakfast Book by Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece
Located in New York, NY
Manners Begin at Breakfast Modern Etiquette for Families By: Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece Foreword by Tory Burch Introduction by Dr. Perri Klass Illustrations by Lydia Starkey T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux (1797-1880) - Skinned, Human anatomical Model
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux (1797-1880) Skinned Human anatomical Model Paris, around 1850 135 cm In the 1820s Louis Auzoux, a French medical graduate made papier mâché dissectable an...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century Medical Curios Gold Teeth Dentures
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of human gold teeth, with two having their original metal pegs. Most gold teeth are of a particularly high carrot, and these are heavy to hold. Tarnished and untouched,...
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Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Gold

Anatomical model: a human skull model life size, Stuttgard, Germany 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Human skull anatomical model life size 1:1 Model with cranial sutures detachable 2 parts plus three cervical vertebrae for medical educational aid. The skull and vertebrae are made o...
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Mid-20th Century German Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

19th Century Medical Specimen
Located in London, GB
A 19th Century medical specimen, with articulated jaw and removable mandible and cranium cap. This example is of an old, aged female specimen as without any teeth and with large wide...
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Antique 1860s Unknown Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber

19th Century Medical Specimen
19th Century Medical Specimen
H 7.5 in W 5 in D 8 in
Skull and Ornament - Vanitas, Still Life, Color Pencil Drawing, Framed
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawings of skulls are often called vanitas, which often contain collections of objects symbolic of the inevitability of death and the transience and vanity of earthly achievements a...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Blue Aztec - Original Contemporary Street Art Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board, Mixed Media

Set of Vintage Draughtsman's Rules, English, Engineer's Instruments, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of vintage draughtsman's rules. An English, beech engineer's instrument set in a mahogany case, dating to the mid 20th century period, circa 1930. Useful set of meas...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Beech

Cactus Garden, Original Painting
By Kira Yustak
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
I have a succulent in a ceramic sugar skull pot in my kitchen and painted it from life. It has a wonderful expression on its face, and I enjoy the spikey succul...

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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

19th C Anatomical Didactic Model of a Torso with Removable Organs
Located in Leuven , BE
The German sculpture Franz Josef Steger (1845-1938), under the guidance of Professor Wilhelm His (1831-1904) and based on the designs of anatomist Carl Ernst Bock (1809-1874), revolu...
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Antique 19th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

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Real Beauchene Monkey Skull
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated skull that has been
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20th Century Unknown Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Real Beauchene Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
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20th Century American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Beauchene Bobcat Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated skull that has been
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20th Century Unknown Taxidermy

Materials

Brass

Real Beauchene Bear Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated skull that has been
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20th Century American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Real Beauchene Alligator Skull - School teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated skull that has been
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20th Century American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Real Beauchene Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
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20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Real Beauchene Baboon Skull - Medical school teaching display.
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated skull that has been
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20th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Brass

Skull Above (framed)
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Newsprint

Rare Deep Sea Deconstructed Spider Crab (Pleistacantha Moseleyi) Specimen
Located in New York, NY
in the 19th century involves the meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or crustacea
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Glass, Wood

Large French Deconstructed Clawed Lobster Sculpture in a Glass and Brass Case
By Claude Beauchene
Located in New York, NY
skull or crustacea; in this case, re-articulating and positioning them in an exploded array on a copper
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2010s French Napoleon III Mounted Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

Large French Deconstructed Clawed Lobster Sculpture in a Glass and Brass Case
By Claude Beauchene
Located in New York, NY
skull or crustacea; in this case, re-articulating and positioning them in an exploded array on a copper
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2010s French Napoleon III Mounted Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

Deconstructed Clawed Lobster 'Homarus Gammarus'
Located in New York, NY
meticulous taking apart of all the components of a skull or crustacea, in this case, and re-articulating and
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21st Century and Contemporary French Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Glass, Shell

Large French Deconstructed Clawed Lobster Sculpture in a Glass and Brass Case
By Claude Beauchene
Located in New York, NY
apart of all the components of a skull or crustacea, in this case and re-articulating and positioning
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2010s French Napoleon III Mounted Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

Deconstructed and Mounted Giant African Longhorn Beetle under Glass
Located in New York, NY
human skulls for didactic purposes in France in the 19th century and was inspired by the exploded
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21st Century and Contemporary Central African Organic Modern Natural Spe...

Materials

Metal

Deconstructed Hercules Beatle (Dynastes Tityus) Under Custom Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or crustacea. In this case, the pieces are re
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Glass, Wood

Deconstructed Hercules Beatle (Dynastes Tityus) Under Custom Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or crustacea. In this case, the pieces are re
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Deconstructed European Lobster (Homarus Gammarus) Under Custom Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
involves the meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or crustacea. In this case, the pieces
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Glass, Wood

Giant Deconstructed Grass Hopper (Tropidacris dux) Under Antique Glass Dome
Located in New York, NY
involves the meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or crustacea. In this case, the pieces
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Deconstructed Mosaic Reef Crab (Lophozozymus Pictor) Under Antique Glass Dome
Located in New York, NY
France in the 19th century involves the meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Glass, Wood

Large Deconstructed Brown Crab (Cancer Pagurus) in a Custom Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
involves the meticulous disassembly of all the components of a skull or crustacea. In this case, the pieces
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Glass, Wood

Real Beauchene Skull, Medical School Teaching Display
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Industrial Scientific Instruments

Real Beauchene Skull, Early Medical School Teaching Display
By Claude Beauchene
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
Category

Antique 19th Century French Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities

Real Beauchene Skull on Spine, Medical School Teaching Display
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Beauchene skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities

Villa Skull
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. After almost 10 years on the boardwalk and experiencing “a bout with homelessness,” John exploded onto
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Mixed Media, Paper, Pastel

Villa Skull
Villa Skull
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Amoeba Skull
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
bout with homelessness,” John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Newsprint

Pumpkin Skull
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Skull Kat
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Skull Residence
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

The Grammy Skull
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Newsprint

No Skull Hole
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Skull Hole - Original Gary John Figurative Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

French Deconstructed Clawed Lobster Sculpture in Glass Case
By Claude Beauchene
Located in New York, NY
components of a skull or crustacea; in this case, re-articulating and positioning them in an exploded array
Category

2010s French Napoleon III Mounted Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

Deconstructed Clawed Lobster (Homarus Gammarus)
Located in New York, NY
taking apart of all the components of a skull or crustacea, in this case, and re-articulating and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Shell, Wood

Lobster, Deconstructed, Mounted on a Black Wooden Base in a Glass Dome, France
Located in New York, NY
involves the meticulous taking apart of all the components of a skull or crustacea, in this case, and re
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2010s Victorian Natural Specimens

Materials

Brass

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Exploded Skull For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the exploded skull you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An exploded skull — often made from glass, wood and shell — can elevate any home. There are 1 variations of the antique or vintage exploded skull you’re looking for, while we also have 10 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect exploded skull — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right exploded skull, those designed in industrial styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one exploded skull that is appealing in its simplicity, but Gary John produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Exploded Skull?

An exploded skull can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,250, while the lowest priced sells for $185 and the highest can go for as much as $9,500.