Votive right hand
- Made:
- 1-400 CE in Roman Empire
This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
Buy this image as a print
BuyLicense this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
License
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bronze right hand with eye hole for suspension, Roman, circa 200AD (?)
Votive offerings were made at the temple of a healing god such as Asklepios, the Greco-Roman god of healing and medicine. The offerings were made in the hope of receiving a cure or as thanks for one. Votives were made in the shape of the affected or cured body part, in this case a person’s right hand. Cast in bronze, the votive has a hole so it can be hung up on a wall. Temples were often overcrowded with votives.
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A608637
- Materials:
- bronze
- Measurements:
-
overall: 14 mm x 89 mm x 110 mm, 0.355kg
- type:
- votive offering
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
