Asklepios

Description

Statue in fine-grained marble of Asklepios, the Greek god of medicine, standing with right hand on hip, wearing a himation and holding a staff with a snake coiled around it: Ancient Mediterranean, found at the Apollo Sanctuary in Cyrene, Libya, Roman Period, 2nd century AD

Museum reference

A.1956.363

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Statue

Production information

Unknown

Date

Roman Period
2nd century

Style / Culture

Classical Greek
Graeco-Roman

Materials

Marble

Physical description

Marble

Collection place(s)

Cyrene, Libya, Northern Africa

Associations

Depicted: Asklepios
Robert Hay, Under Secretary of State

Exhibitions

• Traditions in Sculpture (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

PSAS XIX (1884-85), p. 68

On display

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