The Science and Art of Medicine

 

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Head of Nefertiti, Egyptian queen, c 1383-1365 BC.

Plaster copy of a bust of Queen Nefertiti, original Ancient Egyptian, 18th dynasty, c. 1383-1365BC. Nefertiti was the consort of the pharaoh AkhEnaton. The original bust was found at Amatha, Egypt, in 1912 and is now housed at the Egyptian Museum in

 
Terracotta statue of St Antonio, Spanish or Italian, early 16th century.

Earthenware statue of Saint Anthony (Antonino) of Florence, Italian, 1701-1850.

 
Ancient Egyptian faience amulet, right eye, 4000-30 BC.

Faience eye of Horus amulet, Ancient Egyptian, 4000-30BC. Sometimes known as the wedjat eye, this amulet had complex meanings within the Egyptian culture, including protection against the 'evil eye'. Faience is a glazed non-clay ceramic material, com

 
Artificial leg, Roman, c 300 BC.

Copy of Roman artificial leg, c.1910. The original was made of bronze and had been excavated from a grave in Capua, Italy. Dating from c.300BC, it was the oldest artificial limb to be discovered. Kept at the Royal College of Surgeons in London, it

 
Greek and Roman mixing bowls with 'Larva Convivialis', 450 BC-200 AD.

Red figure column krater, decorated with drinking scenes by the Cleveland Painter, inscription painted over are of the figures, Attica, Greece, 460-440BC

 
Ancient Egyptian mummified cat, 2000-100 BC.

Mummified cat, Ancient Egyptian, 2000-100BC. Cats had enormous significance for the Egyptian people, and their relationship with them was principally religious. The mummification of cats, and their burial within the temple, was performed to provide t

 
Ancient Egyptian amulet, heart-shaped stone, 4000-30 BC.

Heart-shaped stone amulet, Egyptian, 4000-30 BC. Possibly taken from a tomb.

 
Bronze Age 'base ring' juglets, Cyprus, 14th century BC.

"Base Ring" juglet with handle, of polished earthenware, with decorative relief bands and traces of dark slip, from Cyprus, 1600BC-1400BC. Earthenware is a low-fired ceramic that is porous unless covered with glaze. Most clays can be used to produce

 
Ancient Egyptian eye amulets, 4000-30 BC.

Faience amulet, eye, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

 
Ancient Egyptian amulet representing the god Thoth, 4000-30 BC.

Amulet representing the god Thoth, Ancient Egyptian, 4000-30 BC. Carved from the blue rock, lapis lazuli, Thoth was one of the most popular Egyptian gods and had multiple roles in Egyptian mythology. He was the god of wisdom, writing and the moon, t