Sculpture 'Aesculapian snake', cast metal
€380.00
Product number:
23905873147
Product information "Sculpture 'Aesculapian snake', cast metal"
Before Apollo's health-giving son was transferred to the constellations as Ophiuchos ('serpent bearer'), he swam from his Epidaurian pilgrimage temple to Rome in the form of a serpent, bringing blessings, as legend has it. The reptile curling upwards in spirals on his staff has remained the most striking symbol of medicine to this day. Replica based on an ancient model from Epidaurus, around 350 BC. Cast metal, height with shell limestone base 23 cm.