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F. Fontana (attributed) placental vessels and foetus.

Created by
Craniofacial London W.Calonge
Created:
9/26/23
Submitted:
10/8/26
Published:
10/8/26
Rendering of the wax (and hair) model attributed to Felice Fontana (1754-1805) in the Anatomical Museum of the Faculty of Medicine in Montpellier (France). NIH 3D repaired
placentafontana-repairedRendering of the wax (and hair) model attributed to Felice Fontana (1754-1805) in the Anatomical Museum of the Faculty of Medicine in Montpellier (France). Repaired for 3D printing by NIH 3D

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Rendering of the wax (and hair) model attributed to Felice Fontana (1754-1805) in the Anatomical Museum of the Faculty of Medicine in Montpellier (France). NIH 3D repaired

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Anatomy
Anatomy
Description

Original wax and hair model. Attributed to Felice Fontana (1754-1805). From the collections of Anatomical Museum of the Faculty of Medicine, Montpellier (France). 3D capture and processing by B. Moreno and Wenceslao M . Calonge. Downloaded from NIH 3D Print Exchange.

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Surface caption allows minimal manipulation of delicate wax items and keeps the details of the original colouring for further visualisation
Preprinting caption (not coloured)