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Statue of Vishnu holding baby Brahma

Asian Medicine

Statue of cobra Nagaraj

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Wooden statue, depicting a doctor holding a baby

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

Wooden statue depicting a female doctor holding a

Clinical Diagnosis

Plaster model demonstrating massage treatment for

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1943

Plaster cast of Ixtlilton, Aztec god of healing

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1911-1912

Bronze seated figurine of Isis breast feeding Horus, Egyptian, 1000-300BC

Statue of Isis and Horus, Ancient Egyptian, 1000-300 BC.

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1000-300 BCE

Bronze statue of a Zulu bowman, by Wouw, Belgian, dated 1902

Bronze statue of a Zulu bowman, by Wouw, Belgian,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1902

Seated statue (copy) of chief Egyptian physician Nin-ankh-re, 6th Dynasty, Egypt, 2600-2400BC

Seated statue (copy) of chief Egyptian physician

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2600-2400 BCE

Clay statue of East African native removing sand-flea from foot, Tanzanian, 18th or 19th centuries

Wooden statue, Tanzania, c. 1701-1900

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1701-1900

Carved wooden kareau figure, anthropomorphic, male and standing, painted, from Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, 1880-1925

Carved wooden kareau figure, anthropomorphic, male

Asian Medicine

1880-1925

Bronze statuette of the winged god Mercury, possibly Roman

Bronze statue of the god Mercury, probably Roman, c. 400BC-400AD.

Classical & Medieval Medicine

400 BCE-400 CE

Small carved ivory skull and crossbones, probably a memento mori, perhaps English, 18th century

Small carved ivory skull and crossbones, probably

Anatomy & Pathology

1701-1800

Terracotta statue, representing the god of sickness, Isleta tribe, Mexico

God of sickness, Isleta Pueblo, Mexico

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Plaster replica of the lid of an offering box from Temple of Asclepius at Ptolemais, in form of a coiled serpent, original was 2nd century BC, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of the lid of an offering box from

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1860-1920; 299-200 BCE

Plaster cast of male Aztec God, the figure of life

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1200-1600 CE

Pottery figure representing Hygeia, possibly by either Ralph Wood or Neale and Co., Staffordshire, 1750-1850

Pottery figure representing Hygeia

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1750-1850

Bronze statuette, Jupiter Serapis, Roman period, Egypt, 100BC-100AD, on modern pedestal

Bronze statuette, Jupiter Serapis, Roman period

Classical & Medieval Medicine

100 BCE - 100 CE

Silver statue, in the form of a male deity, with long ears and little bump in his left cheek indicating that he is chewing coca, Peruvian

Silver male deity statue, Peruvian.

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1301-1550

Marble copy of Greek statue of Hygeia

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1700-1900

Wooden figure of Saint Paul de Leon du Finisterre, invoked by sailors in distress, possibly French, 16th century

Wooden figure of Saint Paul de Leon du Finisterre, possibly French, 1501-1600.

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1501-1600

Bronze figure of Aesculapius, standing on plinth, leaning on staff entwined with serpent, French, 1850-1870

Bronze figure of Asclepius (Aesculapius)

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1850-1870

Blue stone standing figure of Taurt (Taweret) in form of hippopotamus, Egyptian, 800BC to 20BC

Blue stone standing figure of Taurt

Classical & Medieval Medicine

800-200

Statue of figure of Death and a noblewoman, German

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Statue of snarling dog carrying large dish on its back, provenance uncertain, 1701-1850

Statue of snarling dog carrying large dish on its

Asian Medicine

1701-1850

Gold statue depicting a female with long hair and her hands resting on her chest, Inca

Gold statue depicting a female with long hair and

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Statue of monkey extracting tooth from dog, Portugese

Statue of monkey extracting tooth from dog, Portug

Dentistry

Possibly 18th century carved wooden figure of a kilted Scotsman, reputedly a tobacconist' s sign

Possibly 18th century carved wooden figure of a ki

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1800

Carved wooden figure, ancestral and protective with tusks through nose, shell eyes, and wearing stiff headdress of real hair and fibre, face decorated, left arm repaired, Melanasian, from Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, 1870-1920

Carved wooden figure

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1870-1920

Bronze statue of Imhotep on green marble base, Saite or Ptolemaic Dynasty, 600-30 BC

Bronze statue of Imhotep on green marble base

Classical & Medieval Medicine

600-30 BCE

Almost lifesize carved wooden sorceress, almost naked, preparing potion of toad, lizard, beetle, mouse, snail, French, early 20th century

Almost lifesize carved wooden sorceress

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1900-1950

Pottery statue of Buddha, restored, set in modern plaster backing in wooden case, India, 301 - 500 CE

Statue of Buddha

Classical & Medieval Medicine

301-500 CE

Statue of Saint Denis of Paris, as a cephalophore, painted wood, French, 1501-1800

Statue of Saint Denis of Paris, as a cephalophore

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1501-1800

Statuette of figure of Death and a doctor, German

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Statue of two skeletons dancing in a charnel house, German

Statue of two skeletons dancing in a charnel house

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Wood and ivory figure group depicting a tooth extraction, possibly German, 1601-1700

Wood and ivory figure group depicting a tooth extr

Dentistry

1601-1700

Statue of figure of Death and a young man, German

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Blue faience statuette of Thoth, Egyptian, 1700BC-601BC

Blue faience statuette of Thoth, Egyptian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1700-601 BCE

Carved wooden statue of a male in standing position holding his waist with one hand and a horn in the other, Mum tribe, Cameroon, 1890-1925

Carved wooden statue of a male in standing positio

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1925

Carved wooden figure, house post decoration, anthropomorphic, with large anvil-shaped headdress, from Ulawa, Solomon Islands, 1801-1920

Carved wooden figure, house post decoration, anthr

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1920

Wooden anthropomorphic statue, resinous concretion in headdress, mirror-fronted abdominal protusion of resin containing "medicine" mirrors for divinatory purposes, Mayombe or neighbouring tribes, West Congo, 1880-1920

Wooden anthropomorphic statue, resinous concretion

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Carved ivory statue representing female ancestral figurine, head and trunk, Baluba, East Congo, 1871-1930

Carved ivory statue representing female ancestral

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1930

Stone statue, depicting a seated figure playing a pipe, Costa Rican, possibly from a tomb

Stone statue, depicting a seated figure playing a

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Carved wooden ancestral figure, male, emaciated, damaged, from Rapa Nui, Easter Island, 1871-1920

Carved wooden ancestral figure, male, emaciated, d

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1920

Carved wooden ancestral figure of female in standing position with hands clutching stomach, possibly a product of early tourist demand, Baule, Congo, 1900-1930

Carved wooden ancestral figure of female in standing position with hands clutching stomach

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1900-1930

Plaster copy of statue of the Egyptian God of Births, Temeret, from Karuak, 26th Dynasty

Plaster copy of statue of the Egyptian God

Classical & Medieval Medicine

700-500 BCE

Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife, granite, Old Kingdom, from plain of Memphis

Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife, granite

Classical & Medieval Medicine

4000-1000 BCE

Carved ivory statue, depicting a pregnant woman, Belgian Congo

Carved ivory statue, depicting a pregnant woman, B

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Carved stone owl, European(?), 1801-1900

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Statue, small, of Telesphorus, a boy god often associated with Asklepios, amber, Roman, 250BC-100AD

Statue, small, of Telesphorus, a boy god

Classical & Medieval Medicine

250 BCE -100 CE