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Sacrifice to Aesculapius Aesculapius with a Young Man
Wedgwood
(Factory)
Black basalt. Oval with raised frame
History note: Formerly Wellcome Institute no. A. 162062. Purchased 'Glen: 34/16 & 17/x/33. (Mr. Webb)'.
Given by the Wellcome Trustees in accordance with the order of Mr Justice Foster, 21st March 1977
Height: 6.1 cm
Width: 5.3 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given
(1982-07-19)
by
Wellcome Trustees
Late 18th to 19th century
Circa
1790
-
1820
Aesculapius is the Latin form of Asclepius, the Greek god of healing. A classical source is likely because the same scene occurs on a probably French late 18th century ivory plaque, sold at Christie's, South Kensington, 20 May, 1998, Souvenirs of the Grand Tour, lot 1.
Relief
Accession number: C.67-1982
Primary reference Number: 11275
Old object number: A. 162062
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Sacrifice to Aesculapius"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11275 Accessed: 2022-05-18 15:12:23
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Accession Number: C.112-2010
Accession Number: C.1858-1928
Accession Number: EC.3-1940
Accession Number: E.23.1910
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