MEDICAL ANATOMICAL HALF-HEAD MODEL
Probably France, 1940s
Papier-mâché, painted
26 × 21 × 8 cm (without stand)
Provenance:
Private collection, Switzerland
This hand-painted, cross-sectioned medical head of papier-mâché is likely to have been made in France around the 1940s. The fascination for medical objects like these made such objects a frequent part of curiosity cabinets.
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Probably France, 1940s
Papier-mâché, painted
26 × 21 × 8 cm (without stand)
Provenance:
Private collection, Switzerland
This hand-painted, cross-sectioned medical head of papier-mâché is likely to have been made in France around the 1940s. The fascination for medical objects like these made such objects a frequent part of curiosity cabinets.