Plaster cast showing assymetrical ears

Object numberGC.7400
TitlePlaster cast showing assymetrical ears
DescriptionPlaster casts of both auriulae, showing congenital asymmetry.
Of a male with congenital intellectual disability aged 5 years.
The right auricula stands out from the head more than the left and is altogether the more massive. On the right helix there is a definite tuberculura auriculae, unrepresented on the left. The right scapha is larger and more shallow than the left, and the right crus antihelix inferior is sharper and less prominent than the left. The cymba conehae is shallower and more elongated in the right auricula and the right antitragus is larger and better defined than the left.
Production periodTwentieth century, early
Object nameAURICULAE
Object categoryAnatomical, model/ cast
Dimensions
- Case Length: 31.4 cm
Width: 23.1 cm
Height: 11.3 cm