Chinese ivory anatomical manikin which was used by upper class women to indicate to their physician the site of their problem. The top-knot from her hair has been removed to reveal a stopper.
Portrait of a physician seated in a chair holding a flask in his left hand. His right hand is inside his robe. On the table are several books and other objects. From the original picture of the same size pained by Ostade, in the collection of the...
Trephine or Trepan was a surgical instrument used to open the cranium. It was essentially a device to drill a circular hole in the head. The example pictured here had perpendicular teeth, a center pin and a screw button in the shaft of the barrel...