Antique Bronze Skull Bust Sculpture, Italian Vanitas & Memento Mori
Located in Nottingham, GB
Rare Polish Vanitas Memento Mori Bronze Bust of Teofil Lenartowicz, Late 19th Century An unusual and highly evocative Vanitas Memento Mori bust depicting the celebrated Polish Roman...
Bronze
High Relief Representing Battle Skull -""Memento""
Located in Madrid, ES
High relief representing battle in classical style. carved on white Carrara marble dimensions 46 h x 45 x 10 cm, weight 35.5 kg Skull -""Memento"" sculpted in the smallest anatom...
Carrara Marble
Raku Skull by Carlo Previtali
Located in North Miami, FL
Raku skull by Carlo Previtali (1947 - ). Includes black metal stand and 2008 monograph. Measurements below are for skull only.
Ceramic
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H 5.12 in W 5.12 in D 5.91 in
Hand-Crafted Stone Sculpture of a Skull Made in Italy in Early 20th Century
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A sculpture of a skull in original conditions. It has been made in sicily in early 20th century.
Stone
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H 7.49 in W 5.52 in D 7.09 in
Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Pitch Stone Sicilian Sculpture of a Skull
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A rare sculpture of a skull, hand-carved in Sicily, the pitch stone it's a particular kind of stone of Ragusa or Modica, towns of Sicily. It was probably an ornament of a villa.
Stone
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H 15.36 in W 10.63 in
19th Century Italian Sculpture White Carrara Skull, Black Marquina Marble Bust
Located in Firenze, IT
This Italian 19th century hand carved sculpture featuring a bust with skull head is made of white Carrara marble and black Marquina veined marble.
Marble
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H 15.36 in W 10.63 in D 5.52 in
19th Century Italian Sculpture White Carrara Skull, Black Marquina Marble Bust
Located in Firenze, IT
This Italian 19th century hand carved sculpture featuring a bust with skull head is made of white Carrara marble and black Marquina veined marble.
Marble, Carrara Marble
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