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Votive female head, Roman, 200 BCE-100 CE
Votive offerings were presented to a god, either in the hope of a cure or as thanks for one. The offerings were made from marble, bronze or terracotta in the shape of the afflicted body part. This terracotta votive shows a female head – the person making the offering may have had chronic headaches. Usually, it is difficult to tell what ailment the person was experiencing or how old they were. make…
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- votive offering
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- votive offering
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0058446
Identifier
- L0058446
- Science Museum A634999
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Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:11:05.890Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T12:11:05.890Z