Thank you so much for your comment. I’m afraid, however, that you have gotten a bit mixed up. Although the police report and letters seem to imply that the whole ear was cut off, history tells us this is not true.

Take a look at note 1 on the first letter Vincent wrote after the incident here: http://vangoghletters.org/vg/letters/let728/letter.html

“On the evening of 23 December 1888, Van Gogh suffered an acute mental breakdown. As a result he cut off part of his left ear and took it to a prostitute.”

Thanks again, and have a wonderful day!