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XVIII.23 Model of brow presentation
Author: unknown
Place:Florence
Date:1770-1775
Materials:terracotta
Dimensions:190x480x430 mm
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This terracotta model, commissioned by Giuseppe Galletti, shows the fetus presenting its bregma, a condition occurring when the deflection of the head is minimal and the chin is close to the chest. The situation described here resembles the one shown in item XVIII.24.

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