Woodcut on Awagami kitakata, 8 x 4 inches (20.32 x 10.16 cm)

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Specimen P1535 from the Hunterian Museum at The Royal College of Surgeons of England, being “the skull of a young boy with a second imperfect skull attached to its anterior fontanelle,” known colloquially as “The Two-headed Boy of Bengal.” The child in question was born in 1783, and was roughly four years old at the time of death, which was allegedly caused by a bite from a cobra. The child's parents reportedly displayed him as a freak exhibit, keeping him hidden under a blanket until the agreed price for viewing was received.

This print is based on an original sketch created on site from direct observation of the object.