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Flower vase

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a black-and-white photograph of a model of a human female reproductive system. The model is made of a smooth material and features a uterus with fallopian tubes on either side and an ovary on the right. The fallopian tubes are shaped like rounded tubes with funnel-shaped ends. The left fallopian tube curves down and around to the left; the right fallopian tube extends to the right. The ovary on the right appears as a sac with several dark circular indentations. The model is lying on a flat surface with a dark background that shows scratches and marks. The model has '442' printed on it, centered on the uterus. The title of the image is "Flower vase" by an unnamed artist.

Artwork details

Medium:
Nephrite, white with light greenish tint
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 382 px
Museum record:
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