M0004636: Votive bas-relief, showing two prophylactic eyes at the top

Date:
6 May 1936
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/37/42
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M0004636: Votive bas-relief, showing two prophylactic eyes at the top. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced May 2020: Votive bas-relief at top two prophylactic eyes.

Description

A reproduction of a photograph of a votive bas-relief with two prophylactic eyes at the top. The original was found at temple of Anphiarus near Oropos, Greece, dated from the 4th century. There are four individuals, of which one is possibly a patient lying down and one on the left being treated. A serpant, part of the symbol for the Rod of Asclepius, can be seen near the patient lying down.

Publication/Creation

6 May 1936

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16 cm

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.

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