Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Title: | Asklepios (Aesculapius) |
Summary: | Asklepios with snake-entwined staff |
Material: | Bronze |
Sculpture Type: | Free-standing statue |
Style: | Late Classical |
Date: | ca. 1 AD - ca. 200 AD |
Dimensions: | H 0.127 m |
Scale: | Miniature |
Period: | Roman Imperial |
Subject Description: Long-haired and bearded Asklepios wears a full-length cloak falling from his left shoulder and sandals. His right hand is on his hip and his left hand holds a staff with his sacred snake wrapped around it.
Condition: Intact
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