Asclepius at The British Museum, London
Asclepius at The British Museum, London
3D
Published 2015-01-22T14:57:48+00:00
This is a small statue of Asclepius, the god of healing, with the boy Telesphorus by his side. Thought to be from Greece and formerly in the collection of Viscount Strangford. The marble sculpture is set on a round funerary altar from Knidos with two Greek inscriptions.
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| Date published | 22/01/2015 |
| Time to do | 210 - 270 minutes |
| Material Quantity | 34g |
| Dimensions | 55.76 x 52.57 x 125.00 |
| Complexity | Easy |
| Title | Asclepius |
| Date | 2ndC |
| Dimension | Height: 62.23 centimetres |
| Accession | 1864,0220.2 |
| Period | Roman (perhaps after a Greek original of the third century BC) |
| Medium | marble |
| Record | http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1431816&partId=1&searchText=Asclepius&images=true&page=1 |
| Place | British Museum |
