Votive female viscera, Roman, 200 BCE-200 CE

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Votive female viscera, Roman, 200 BCE-200 CE. Science Museum, London. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Votive offerings were given to the gods either in the hope of a cure or as thanks for one and were made in the shape of the afflicted body part. This terracotta female torso is dissected to show the internal organs of the abdomen, especially the intestines, guts and reproductive organs. This object is believed to be part of a much larger votive. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Roman Republic and Empire

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