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Objects like this were left at healing sanctuaries and other religious sites as offerings to gods such as Asklepios, the Greco-Roman god of medicine. They were intended either to represent the part of the body that needed help, or offered as thanks for a cure. A large number of the votive offerings in the Wellcome collections are in the shape of reproductive organs, reflecting a society that placed great emphasis on fertility, but which also ran great risks in pregnancy and childbirth. This votive is in the shape of a placenta, perhaps requesting a pregnancy or a safe childbirth. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Roman Republic and Empire Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0058478 Terracotta votive offering in the shape of placenta, Ro |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0058478 Terracotta votive offering in the shape of placenta, Roman, |
Copyright holder | Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Image title | L0058478 Terracotta votive offering in the shape of placenta, Roman,
Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Objects like this were left at healing sanctuaries and other religious sites as offerings to gods such as Asklepios, the Greco-Roman god of medicine. They were intended either to represent the part of the body that needed help, or offered as thanks for a cure. A large number of the votive offerings in the Wellcome collections are in the shape of reproductive organs, reflecting a society that placed great emphasis on fertility, but which also ran great risks in pregnancy and childbirth. This votive is in the shape of a placenta, perhaps requesting a pregnancy or a safe childbirth. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Roman Republic and Empire made: 200 BCE - 200 CE Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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