Weird Tales! UFOs, Curiosities and Tattoos
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 11
Photograph of a Skeleton Alongside a Plaque. Circa mid-19th century.
Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold for
$190
Sold Price includes BP
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Photograph of a Skeleton Alongside a Plaque. Circa mid-19th century. The inscription below the skeleton reads "En tali fultura humanum nititur edificium" [Upon such a support rests the edifice of humanity], and it stands beside a plaque with a longer Latin inscription: "Conjux heu foeda / Haud tamen improba / Diligenti tribuor Anatomico. / Pro me sedulo cultu / Huie bona largior / Orunem per aetatem ubicunque gentium / Studia inter chirurgica / Summum se decus ostendir / Nostra proles."
8 1/2 x 6 1/2".
Condition
Photograph toned and light scratches.
Mount toned and with foxing.
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