M0009595: Cranial operation depicted in a 4th century B.C. marble relief, from Laignel-Lavastine: Histoire generale de la medecine

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Cranial operation: from a 4th century B.C. marble relief.

Reproduction of a photograph of a marble relief found in the Asklepieion of Athens and now held by the National Archaeological Museum, Athens depicting a cranial operation being undertaken in the presence of Asclepius. The reproduction is from Laignel-Lavastine, M: Histoire générale de la médecine, de la pharmacie, de l'art dentaire et de l'art vétérinaire, volume I, Paris : Albin Michel éditeur, [1936-1949].

04 September 1946

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

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.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.