Ivory anatomical figure, a pregnant female, with some removable organs, lying on cloth-covered bier inside wooden box, possibly German, possibly 17th century
This is a figure of a pregnant women lying on a cloth-covered bier. The figure is made of ivory and the front can be removed to reveal the internal organs, some of which can themselves be removed. The figure is inside a wooden box. This anatomical figure may have been manufactured in Germany in the 17th century.
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A3186
- Materials:
- figure, ivory, box, wood, box, cloth and box, leather
- Measurements:
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box closed: 53 mm x 220 mm x 92 mm, .4 kg
box open: 46 mm x 220 mm x 175 mm, .4 kg
- type:
- anatomical figure
- credit:
- Taeuber and Weil