The skull is the top of the skeleton, the anatomical seat of the brain, therefore of thought and for some ancient beliefs, it is the seat of the soul and the vital force of the body and the mind. Using a relief engraving technique, this sculpture on a single piece of leather has so much volume it looks ready to come out of the leather. Every details, ribs, cracks of the skull were carefully engraved by hand using precision tools to achieve the most realistic look possible!