Cast Gallery catalogue number: B100

Head of Asklepios, from a statue.

• Plaster cast: Height: 78cm.
• Copy of a marble head.
• The head:
  • is a Greek original of the late 4th century BC.
  • was found on Melos in 1828.
  • is now in London, British Museum, 550.

Detailed Record

Commentary Prepared by Dr. Julia Lenaghan, Ashmolean Museum

B 100
Head of Asklepios; London

Marble
Head
United Kingdom, London, British Museum, 550