British Museum Skull

 The crystal skull of the British Museum first appeared in 1881, in the shop of the Paris antiquarian, Eugène Boban. Its origin was not stated in his catalog of the time. He is said to have tried to sell it to Mexico's national museum as an Aztec artifact, but was unsuccessful. Boban later moved his business to New York City, where the skull was sold to George H. Sisson.

 It was exhibited at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in New York City in 1887 by George F. Kunz, sold at auction, and bought by Tiffany and Co., who later sold it at cost to the British Museum in 1897.

 This skull is very similar to the Mitchell-Hedges skull, although it is less detailed and does not have a movable lower jaw.

 The British Museum catalogues the skull's provenance as "probably European, 19th century AD" and describes it as "not an authentic pre-Columbian artefact". It has been established that this skull was made with modern tools, and that it is not authentic.