Marble plaque showing parturition scene, Ostia, Italy, 400 BCE-300 CE
- Made:
- 400 BCE-300 CE in Ostia Antica
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Marble plaque showing parturition scene, Roman, from Ostia
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Marble plaque showing parturition scene, Roman, from Ostia, Italy
This marble plaque depicts a ‘parturition’, or birthing scene. Such scenes eased the fears of expectant mothers by depicting positive birthing images. During this time, midwives were female. Men were not present at births unless a doctor was required in the case of a high status mother. Here, a woman reclines on a couch covered in drapes, attended by three women. They are dressed in classical Roman robes and one is holding the baby. The plaque was excavated at Ostia, Italy.
Details
- Category:
- Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A129245
- Materials:
- marble
- Measurements:
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overall: 250 mm x 340 mm x 63 mm, 10.62 kg
- type:
- relief
- credit:
- Racchi
