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Z23.1 ASCLEPIUS ON COS

Asclepius | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Archaeological Museum of Cos
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context Cos
Date C2nd - 3rd A.D.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

Asclepius arrives on the island of Cos. The god disembarks from a boat bearing a serpent-coiled staff. He is welcomed to the island by two Coans. The seated figure on the left is probably the physician Hippocrates.

ARTICLES

Asclepius