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« on: August 02, 2011, 10:53:32 PM »
I had to sell my human skull but figured I would have a little fun with him before he got packed up. I named him Abner. I just finished a photography course...I'm still learning but I'm HOOKED. All taken with my Nikon D60.

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« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2011, 10:53:54 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2011, 10:54:27 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2011, 11:04:07 PM »
COOL!
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« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2011, 10:50:41 PM »
That looks neat.. Too bad you had to sell it. Do you collect anything else like jarred specimens?
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« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2011, 08:55:58 AM »
awesome shots.  keep at it. 
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« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2011, 11:41:45 PM »
Wow!
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« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2011, 11:52:41 PM »
They're pretty cool shots. However I'd be so freaked out to have a human skull.  Grin
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« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2011, 06:48:26 PM »
I don't have any jarred specimens ...yet! I hope to get some in the future.

I definitely had to sell it. The person who processed the skull was a doctor but knew very little about bone preservation and (I think) bleached it. It was very fragile - to the point of crumbling to dust. In fact the first night I had it I broken that chip off the front tooth! I had always wanted one - but I wanted an old "looking" one. I prefer natural white (or dirty) to pristine white bone.
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« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2011, 06:34:07 PM »
I REALLY like the first picture.  It looks like something from a dream.  Good job.

As for the condition of the skull...sorry it was crumbling.  Sad

I'd be interested to know the gender/ethnicity of Abner if you know.  I'd love to have a human skull too.  There's a certain creepy factor, but still.  I'd treat him/her with respect & all that of course.
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« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2011, 02:08:08 PM »
what if it turned out to be someone famous like jimmy hoffa lol
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« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2011, 02:09:12 PM »
I don't know for sure on the ethnicity but all signs point to caucasian. And Abner was definitely a male. Sexing between male and female from the lower mandible is rather easy. Females have a much smaller area of bone between the teeth and the chin - and it is usually much more narrow. See a male and female skull next to each other and the difference is very distinct. If I didn't have the lower jaw it would be really tough to tell.
And yes, I agree - one of the major issues I was having was in finding a suitable glass enclosure for it for protection. I know it might just be a piece of bone to some, but I felt as if it did command more respect than the average cow skull and need to be housed as such.
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« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2011, 02:11:05 PM »
Bluewater - if that's the case, I definitely didn't charge enough!!! There was a date written on it... 1963 I think.
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