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Lot 618

Cast of “Java Man" Skull (Pithecanthropus erectus). Painted...

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Cast of ?Java Man" Skull (Pithecanthropus erectus). Painted plaster-ceramic casting of the famous skull discovered in 1891. This cast was sold by Ward's of Rochester, N.Y., and retains the original Charles H. Ward Anatomical Laboratory label on the underside. 7 x 5 x 3".