3D models used in the publication Tetaert et al. (2025, submitted). This dataset consists of six bones; four astragali and two calcanei of two extinct Elephantidae species: Mammuthus primigenius and Palaeoloxodon tiliensis.

3D scan of elements of the wall decoration of Hall 6 at the Natural History Museum Vienna. It shows a fruit arrangement in a vase framed by vine motifs that resemble dragons.

3D scan of a figure holding a gold coin and wearing a golden rimmed purse, that is part of the architecture in Hall 6 of NHMW, representing the chemical element Gold (Au). Gold is not only very rare but also one of the softest and ...

3D scan of a male bearded figure holding the skull of a Sivatherium in his hands. The fossil giraffid Sivatherium lived in Africa and Eurasia between 7 and 1 million years ago and therefore never had contact with modern humans.

The ...

3D scan of a bearded man holding the jawbone of a Deinotherium in his arm. The Deinotherium, also known as the ‘tusk elephant’, lived from the Middle Miocene until the end of the Early Pleistocene.

The figure was created by Rudolf ...

3D scan of an elderly woman who has caught various crustaceans in a fishing net.

The figure was created by Rudolf Weyr (1847-1914) and is part of the decorative program in Hall 10 of the Natural History Museum.

The figure embodies the ...

3D model of the porcelain figurine “Schneckenreiter” from the period of Art Noveau (Jugendstil) which is part of the Uetz collection. This ceramic figure shows a little cherub riding on a landsnail holding on to the snails ...

3D model of a tobacco box which is part of the Uetz collection. This tobacco box or snuff tin is made from a genuine cowry snail. The shell was framed in silver and could be opened. The box was made around 1720 for a captain. Cowrie ...

3D model of a crown conch shell cameo, that is part of the Uetz collection. This cameo on the shell of a crown conch (Volegalea sp.) depicts an elephant and birds. A cameo is a relief-like illustration in which the motif stands out ...