Vintage Russian mid-century medical model of the ear 5cm long and a really

5cm long and a really nice and unusually coloured specimen

This is a really nice looking and a very tactile item

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These early example usually have quite naïve carvings compared to the later tourist items

Vintage Russian mid-century medical model of the ear 5cm long and a reallyThis 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,