Skull of a prostitute who accompanied the army (Lithograph). Late 19th, or early 20th century.

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Skull of a prostitute who accompanied the army and was reputed to be cruel and violent: frontal view. Lithograph.

Hollander, Bernard, 1864-1934.

This is a skull from Gall's collection. See no. 229 in the list produced by Ackerknecht and Vallois in 'Franz Joseph Gall, inventor of phrenology and his collection' (Wisconsin, 1956). The skull is discussed in Gall's 'Anatomie', vol IV, p. 239 and 266.

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Fig. 8. Scull of a public woman, remarkable for the depravity of her morals, her great propensity to steal and cruelty ...

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