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Sculpture of Aesculapius

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Sculpture of Aesculapius
Sculpture of Aesculapius

Sculpture of Aesculapius, the Roman god of medicine. The object dates back to the 2nd century CE; discovered in Pozzuoli. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

His Greek counterpart was Asclepius, from whom most of the information for Roman mythology was taken.

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