A Good Large Upper Section of a 19thC Male Lion’s Skull sub-Antiques Some wear to edges and

Some wear to edges and loose at base of spine

and Unger claimed it was used as a measurement standard

with rather outlandish bearskin hat

) and later invested as a Knight Grand Cross

Width: 15 inches (at widest point)

A Good Large Upper Section of a 19thC Male Lion’s Skull sub-Antiques Some wear to edges andOrigin: African Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Height: 5. 5 inches (at maximum) Width: 9. 5 inches (at maximum) Length: 14 inches (at maximum) The large cranium of an African male lion (Panthera Leo) skull with deep eye sockets and nasal cavities, surviving from the latter half of the nineteenth century. The condition of the whole is good with a well aged patination and ivory hue making the skull very tactile.