M0015207: Statue of Asclepius from the Grecian part of the Roman Empire, 2nd-3rd century B.C. / M0015209: Headless statue of Asclepius, 1st century B.C.

Previous title, replaced October 2021: Statue of Aesculapius from the Grecian part of Roman Empire

Previous title, replaced October 2021: Headless statue of Aesculapius

Two photographs on one negative: one is of a statue purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1931 and accessioned in 1935 (accession number R182/1935). The other is of a headless statue of Asclepius. Headless statues of this type were made so that the portrait head of a living person might be superimposed. It was purchased by the Museum in 1928 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R1482/1936). Neither statue is held by Wellcome Collection.

September 1956

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: acc. number R182/1935 and acc. number R1482/1936

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.