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Porcelain skull designer: Franz Ignatz Gunther design year: 1760 manufacturer: the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg, Germany materials: Glazed porcelain. notes: This skull was originally part of a Crucifix displayed in a small chapel in the winter residence of the Bavarian dynastic family, the Wittelsbachs, just inside the city walls of Munich. Gunther was commissioned to sculpt many of the elements in the chapel. dimensions: height: 1.75" price: $440.00