Real human articulated foot bones antique medical specimen. The model is a knee

The model is a knee joint showing the articulation of the femur and tibia

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" This is a genuine early example of these and not a more modern reproduction

Real human articulated foot bones antique medical specimen. The model is a kneeThis is a nice example of antique, medically prepared real human foot bones. The bones are in very good with all the bones still present and intact The bones have all been wired together and this foot would have come from a complete articulated skeleton as the talus has been cut which would have been part of the articulation of the ankle. The colour and patina of the bones show that this is an old example.