Relief of Healing Gods at The British Museum, London
Relief of Healing Gods at The British Museum, London
3D
Published 2016-01-18T16:02:17+00:00
With the plague killing many people in the overcrowded city of Athens during the Peloponnesian War, the cult of the healing god Asklepios soon became popular. In 420/19 BC a sanctuary for Askleipios and Hygieia, the goddess of Health, was founded on the slopes of the Akropolis by an Athenian citizen, Telemachos. The cult was 'imported' from Edpidauros, in a move that was probably also part of the expansionist imperial policy of the Athenian state.
This marble relief fragment comes from a sculpted pillar that was erected by Telemachos to commemorate the cultur's foundation.
On one side it shows the seated Hygieia, goddess of Health; on the other side a large door (perhaps that of Asklepios' temple) and a nude youth on a pedestal.
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Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)
Printed in FormFutura EasyFil White @ 215, heated bed @ 65, Med quality, 15% infill, standard support and raft settings.
| Date published | 18/01/2016 |
| Time to do | 280 - 300 minutes |
| Material Quantity | 99g |
| Dimensions | x88mm y40mm z130mm |
| Technology | FDM |
| Title | Relief of Healing Gods |
| Date | 400BC (circa) |
| Dimension | Height: 0 metres |
| Accession | 1920,0616.1 |
| Period | Classical Greek |
| Medium | marble |
| Record | http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1342042&partId=1&searchText=relief+1920&page=1 |
| Place | British Museum |
