Votive offering in the form of a breast

Made:
200-200 in Rome

Votive breast, terracotta, probably Roman, 200BC-200AD

Objects such as 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 indicate the part of the body that needed help or as thanks for a cure.

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A635562
Materials:
terracotta
Measurements:
overall: 72 mm x 127 mm x 106 mm, .58 kg
type:
votive breast
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust