M0001575: Photograph of Aesculapius, or Coluber longissimus, snake coiled around a wooden staff

Date:: 07 January 1931

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/14/74

Part of:: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive

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  - Library and MuseumWT/D/1
    - Images from the photographic libraryWT/D/1/20
      - Photographic library: "M" seriesWT/D/1/20/1
        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0001502-M0001602WT/D/1/20/1/14
        M0001575: Photograph of Aesculapius, or Coluber longissimus, snake coiled around a wooden staffWT/D/1/20/1/14/74

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M0001575: Photograph of Aesculapius, or Coluber longissimus, snake coiled around a wooden staff. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Coluber Long issimus Aesculapius snake coiled round staff

Description

Black and white photograph of a model of an Aesculapius, or Coluber longissimus, snake coiled around a wooden staff. The model represents the Rod of Asclepius, which, in Greek mythology, was wielded by the Greek god Asclepius (Asklepios), a deity associated with healing and medicine. The symbol has continued to be used in modern times, where it is associated with medicine and health care. This item is not held by Wellcome Collection.

Publication/Creation

07 January 1931

Physical description

2 photographs glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm photographic print; 16 x 11 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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