M0005811: Roman funerary monument

Date:
17 October 1938
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/48/18
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M0005811: Roman funerary monument. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

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Previous title, replaced August 2020: Roman funerary monument.

Description

Photograph of a reproduction of a Greek funerary monument inscribed to "Jason, also called Dekmos the Acharian, a Physician". It depicts a physician palpating the liver of a patient with a swollen abdomen and wasted limbs. The ridge caused by the enlarged liver is clearly indicated. On the right is a large cupping vessel. The original dates from the 2nd century A.D. and is held in the British Musuem.

Publication/Creation

17 October 1938

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

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 2020.

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