death's head

[Ian Hulley]

Dozens of others....... what??

Subtle differences ....

[Winkelman]

Another difference would be the missing suture on the right temple , best seen on this fine comparison picture by KRazor ..

[SScollector]

Ok, I decided to do a close-up comparison with some of my pics.

Here are some of the features that best define the unmarked skulls
known as the "unmarked Deschler." I personally have no reason to
assume that Deschler was the manufacture of these skulls,
but either way, here are some points.

First, Notice how the ridge along the eyebrows runs straight across.
Also, as stated already, there is a row of sutures missing on these skulls.

[Jack D.]

Textbook!

Jack

[SScollector]

This one is a little harder to see, but has been present on every skull of this type that I have ever seen. It appears as a crack in the die that produced a faint ridge line across the forehead. Sometimes you need this angle to see it, depending on the photo quality.

[SScollector]

Now for reference, here is a perfect example of the final, standard Deschler skull die. This skull is one of the very earliest of strikings, thus having very sharp details. Shown here, are the sutures to compare.

[SScollector]

And here, the teeth of the same Deschler.

[bwanek1]

I personally have no reason to
assume that Deschler was the manufacture of these skulls...

...but there are plenty of reasons to assume that they were NOT made by Deschler, IMO.

[SScollector]

Finally, here is a picture of the teeth of an unmarked skull.
Notice the completely different angle of the lower row.

Best, Chris