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Statue of the goddess Hygeia, Roman, 100 BCE - 100 CE
Hygeia was one of the daughters of Asklepios, the Greco-Roman god of medicine and healing. Hygeia was worshipped as the goddess of good health or cleanliness. Her name is where we get the word ‘hygiene’ from. This small statue is made from marble and was reputedly found in Ostia, Italy, in the early 1900s. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Roman Republic and Empire
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- statue
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- statue
Providing institution
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0057462
Identifier
- L0057462
- Science Museum A113241
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Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:22:33.200Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:22:33.200Z