The inner ear pendant – an anatomically correct stainless steel model – is now available on Etsy! After doing more digging regarding the size, I realized the second round of printing I’d done was too big, and now I can confidently say that this final version is actual size. The earrings I printed smaller, simply for aesthetic reasons and weight consideration on the ear lobe.
The (right) inner ear pendant comes with an 18″ small cable chain.

Stainless steel inner ear pendant (right)

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Very exciting today: I received the most recent order from Shapeways of the inner ear pendant/earrings.  After 2 other manufacture tests, I believe I’ve finally gotten both the size and other imperfections worked out.  The pendant (to be posted later) is actual size.  The earrings (below) are smaller, only for aesthetic reasons, but are still anatomically accurate representations of this fantastic piece of anatomy inside our heads.  The inner ear, with its semi-circular canals and cochlea allows us our sense of hearing and balance.

The material is stainless steel.  I have yet to bend or break them.

To be posted soon on etsy (tell your science – musician friends!):

Both the right and left vetibulocochlear (that's a mouthful!) apparatuses, in earring form

The backs of the vestibulocochlear earrings

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