M0004637: Bas-relief fragment of Aesculapius, god of medicine, with Hygeia, goddess of health

Date:
8 May 1936
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/37/43
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M0004637: Bas-relief fragment of Aesculapius, god of medicine, with Hygeia, goddess of health. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced May 2020: Bas-relief fragment of Aesculapius with Hygeia.

Description

A reproduction of a photograph of a bas-relief fragment. Aescualpius, god of medicine, seated on a throne, and behind him stands Hygeia, goddess of health.

Publication/Creation

8 May 1936

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16 cm

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Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

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