We don’t know what became of the skull—or, indeed ... the flesh off enemy skulls to make souvenirs was a not uncommon practice. Ears, bones and teeth were also collected.” ...

The portrait is both a face and a skull, fragmented and trapped in time, signalling mortality with clock-like gears and symbols. Pulsating with emotion, the deep red background evokes life and ...

Researchers have reverse-engineered the ancient ritual practice that created ... of the British Museum The Jericho Skull is also considered the oldest portrait in the museum's collection, and ...

For years, the battered 9,500-year-old Jericho Skull has been one of the British Museum’s most chilling exhibits – as well as its oldest portrait. Decorated with plaster in a Neolithic ritual ...

The caption that accompanied Morse’s disquieting photo in the Feb. 1, 1943, issue of LIFE read, “A Japanese soldier’s skull is propped up on a burned-out Jap [sic] tank by U.S. troops. Fire ...

What inspired you to choose the skull as the centerpiece for this workshop, and what significance does it hold in your artistic practice ... to sculpting two portraits in clay from live models.

Peruvian scientists have discovered a mummy with large eyes and a triangular head, leading some UFO enthusiasts and scientist to call it an alien life-form.Source: Twitter/brazilweirdnews/RPP The ...

The reconstructed visage of the legendary composer seems to align closely with two extant portraits from Mozart's era. One is ...