Votive male torso

Made:
200BCE-200CE in Roman Empire and Italy
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Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera, reputedly from Isola Farnese, Roman, 200BCE-200CE.

Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera, reputedly from Isola Farnese in Italy, Roman, 200BC-200AD. Votive offerings were gifts given to the gods in prayer. These would often be in the form or representation of the injured or diseased part of the body and would be left at the temple of a god.

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A634998
Materials:
terracotta (baked clay)
Measurements:
overall: 690 mm x 290 mm x 210 mm, 8 kg
type:
votive offering
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

Parts

Votive male torso, Roman, 200 BCE-200 CE

Votive male torso, Roman, 200 BCE-200 CE

Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera, reputedly from Isola Farnese, Roman, 200BCE-200CE (see note).

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Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera, reputedly from Isola Farnese in Italy, Roman, 200BC-200AD. Votive offerings were gifts given to the gods in prayer. These would often be in the form or representation of the injured or diseased part of the body and would be left at the temple of a god.

Measurements:
overall: 690 mm x 290 mm x 210 mm, 8 kg
Materials:
terracotta (baked clay)
Object Number:
A634998/1
type:
votive offering
Fragments of votive male torso, Roman, 200 BCE-200 CE

Fragments of votive male torso, Roman, 200 BCE-200 CE

Fragments found inside the votive male torso, dissected to show viscera, reputedly from Isola Farnese, Roman, 200BCE-200CE (see note).

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Votive male torso, dissected to show viscera, reputedly from Isola Farnese in Italy, Roman, 200BC-200AD. Votive offerings were gifts given to the gods in prayer. These would often be in the form or representation of the injured or diseased part of the body and would be left at the temple of a god.

Materials:
terracotta (baked clay)
Object Number:
A634998/2
type:
votive offering