Review (5/5): Very nice, Small but very nice
From what I've seen,read this skull screams young female between 4 & 5 feet tall , Examine the features of the skull Men generally tend to have thicker, heavier skulls. They are typically notably larger than female ones, generally speaking. I measured the outer edge of the sockets & they come to the outer edge of my iris's I'm 6.4 so this person was considerably smaller than me & smaller than the average adult male it's about the size of my 12yr old niece measuring from outer edge of eye socket next to your temples where there is only skin over the bone & no muscle. Also Look to the temporal lines.The temporal muscle is a long band of tissue stemming from the parietal bone on the skull the part of the skull where the muscle attaches (the temporal line) often has a more pronounced ridge in males than females this one is quite smooth. The lower border of the orbit can differ subtly in form between males and females. Males tend to have a blunter, more rounded surface here, females a sharper border which this one has. The superciliary arch or “ the bony ridge under your eye brow” is not very prominent in humans as it is with apes. It exists above the orbits, and comprises two arched elevations which are prominent medially. In males, there is usually some slight ridging here and you should be able to see some of it. In females, there is typically very little, or none at all. This skull has very very little. Also the Nuchal lines these are attachments for the neck muscles on the occipital bone at the rear of the skull. The most obvious is generally the superior nuchal line, which may have a large swelling or bump at the center, called the external occipital protuberance. In human males, the markings for these muscles tend to be more pronounced than in females which this skull reflects female once again not exactly clear proof but the signs say female or short very feminine male or they're flaws in the casting, Also it came with a tooth broken off the lower mandible in the box looked to be broken during packing nothing a tiny drill bit a piece of a paperclip & some glue couldn't fix, All in all it's a very nice skull I would buy again.