Statue of the goddess Hygeia, Roman, 100 BCE - 100 CE
- Made:
- 100 BCE - 100 CE in Roman Empire
- maker:
- Unknown
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Statue of Hygeia, white marble, found at Ostia, Roman, 100 BCE - 100 CE
Statue of Hygeia, made of white marble, found at Ostia, Roman, 250-100BC. Hygeia was the Greek and Roman goddess of health and is the root word for hygiene.
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- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Object Number:
- A113241
- Materials:
- incomplete, marble, metal (unknown), paint, pine (wood), wood
- type:
- statue
- taxonomy:
-
- visual and verbal communication
- sculpture
- credit:
- Rocci, A.
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