Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860
Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860

Antique 19th Century French Anatomical Conjoined Syncephalus Twins Skeleton Medical Model 1860

$ 8,500
$ 8,500
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SKU BB-10814

A rare and unusual antique French Syncephalus conjoined twins fetal medical teaching model, attributed to Dr. Louis Auzoux, circa 1860.

"Syncephalus twins" is a very rare type of conjoined twins, where the twins have two bodies but one head and one face. It's a very rare condition but does occur occasionally. This is an original model made circa 1860, and most likely by the French Physician Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux (1797-1880), who made human and veterinary anatomical models for medical schools.
The model stands on a brass and iron stand with an ornate base raised on four Rococo feet, the skeleton stands under a large glass domed cloche on a circular walnut base. Condition is very good, this rare 19th century model is ready to grace your collection.

A very similar skeleton model of Syncephalus twins is displayed in the Mütter Museum, Philadelphia.
Skeleton Dimensions 
Height 15"
Width 7.25
Depth 4"

Imperial

21 inches high × 11.5 inches wide × ches deep

Metric

high × wide x deep

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