A guide to the exhibition illustrating Greek and Roman life (1920)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities · London, British Museum · leaf 60
epios in Melos, is a relief representing a left leg, dedicated,as the inscription shows, by way of thank-offering to the deities ofhealing, Asklepios and Hygieia. Next it is a small relief fromCyrene (No. 120), showing a right ear. There are several otherobjects here exhibited which were probably… … Fig. 37.—Sculptured Locks of Hair Dedicated to Poseidon (No. 123). Ht. 13| in. for suspension. In Case5 105 and 106 a whole series of terracottavotive hands, feet, eyes, breasts, etc., doubtless represents thethank-offerings of the poorer classes. With these is a curiousterracotta model (No 122 ;…
Civilization, Greek and Roman · Classical antiquities
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