Head of Asclepius
Marble.End of 4th cent. BCE. Thessaloniki, Archaeological MuseumPhoto by Ilya Shurygin
Head of Asclepius.
Marble.
End of 4th cent. BCE.
End of 4th cent. BCE.
Thessaloniki, Archaeological Museum.
Origin:
It may have belonged to the cult statue of this god in his sanctuary in Morrylos.
Literature:
G. Despinis — T. Stefanidou-Tiveriou — E. Voutiras, Κατάλογος Γλυπτών του Αρχαιολογικού Μουσείου Θεσσαλονίκης II (2003) 18 ff. Cat. no. 154 Fig. 391—394.
Credits:
© 2014. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Info: museum annotation.
Info: museum annotation.
Keywords: ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque ασκληπιός deus asclepius asklepios god dio asclepio gott dieu asclépios γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur greco greche griechisches grecquesё κεφάλι head testa kopf tête marble marmo marmor marbre μάρμαρο beard bearded man barba uomo barbuto bart bärtiger mann barbe homme barbu barbatum γενειάδα γενειοφόρος άνθρωπος male hairstyle pettinatura maschile herren-frisur coiffure masculine morrylos
