Votive right foot
- Made:
- 200-200 in Roman Empire
Votive right foot, small, terracotta, Roman, 200BC-200AD
Votive offerings such as this one were left at healing sanctuaries and other religious sites as offerings to gods such as Asklepios, the Greco-Roman god of medicine. It was 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:
- A635613
- Materials:
- terracotta
- Measurements:
-
overall: 60 mm x 45 mm x 100 mm, .2 kg
- type:
- votive foot
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
