Vintage Russian mid-century medical model of the ear Judging by the brass fittings

Judging by the brass fittings etc

Given the age of this item it is still in remarkably good condition

This is a superb and very retro looking item

Each king commissioned his own bwaantshy after his enthronement and was buried in it when he died (Cornet

It is a very well-prepared specimen complete with the quadrate and pterygoid bones

Vintage Russian mid-century medical model of the ear Judging by the brass fittingsThis is a superb and very retro looking item. It is a Russian mid 20th Century medical model. This probably originated in a medical school or university and came as part of a large collection of similar items. I am not sure of the exact translation of the label on the base but it seems to say something along the lines of "Simplified, articulated model of an ear. Magnified by 3 times". The model appears to have been made of a plater like substance,