Roman bas-relief depicting scene of successful childbirth

Roman bas-relief depicting a scene of a successful childbirth. Midwives take care of a woman after giving birth, and a smiling assistant holds a newborn baby. The object was discovered in Ostia; dating back to the 1st-2nd centuries CE. The artifact is in the Science Museum in London.

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