Real human skull, trepanation, Antique trephine medical skull All the ribs are roughly

All the ribs are roughly sized between 11cm - 23cm

One human rib bone selected from a vintage and antique collection of bones

and the sharp needle

offering a unique

Real human skull, trepanation, Antique trephine medical skull All the ribs are roughlyReal human skull Antique trepanation, trephine skull drill tool, believed to be from the 1800's, mounted on a beautiful custom made base. The preparation shows its use using a real piece of a human skull. Please note the wooden handle is a reporduction made out of ebony, unfortunately the original handle was missing Trephines were instruments used to remove a section of bone from the skull. This practice began in Neolithic times and was used through