ID 647752
Los 28 | Male anatomical model made of ivory
Schätzwert
€ 12 000 – 14 000
South Germany.
Date: 17th century.
Maker/Designer: Circumference Stephan Zick.
Technique: Ivory, wooden box.
Description: Casket-shaped elongated box with beveled corners on four flattened ball feet. Cassette
panels on the outer sides and on the lid. Inside lined with light blue silk. A finely
carved male figurine with long curly hair lying on an ivory cushion. Both arms movable at
the shoulder joints and his left arm resting on his abdomen. The torso cover removable
and under it small individual organs, such as lungs, heart, a kidney, intestines and a
liver.
Measurement: Model length 14cm, box length 23cm.
Literature:
Laue, Georg/Ruisinger, Marion Maria (ed.): Vergänglichkeit. Die Wunderkammer Olbricht zu Gast um Deutschen Medizinhistorischen Museum, Ingolstadt 2021, see p.72f.
This curiosity was probably not used as an actual teaching tool to illustrate medical facts.
"Rather, it is a typical Kunstkammer object, combining high-quality ivory sculpting with vanitas symbolism, eroticism, and medical contemplation."
Often enclosed an accompanying book with explanations of each organ.
- Generally in good condition with minimal signs of use due to age, such as superficial soiling and minimal rubbing. - A small wooden strip missing from the front of the box.
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