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Terracotta votive offering in the shape of placenta, Roman,
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Terracotta votive offering in the shape of placenta, Roman,
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Objects like this were left at healing sanctuaries and other religious sites as offerings to gods such as Asklepios, the Greco-Roman god of medicine. They were intended either to represent the part of the body that needed help, or offered as thanks for a cure. A large number of the votive offerings in the Wellcome collections are in the shape of reproductive organs, reflecting a society that placed great emphasis on fertility, but which also ran great risks in pregnancy and childbirth. This votive is in the shape of a placenta, perhaps requesting a pregnancy or a safe childbirth.

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Place made: Roman Republic and Empire

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Keywords: votive offering; Placenta; Fertility
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A635557
  • Photo number: L0058478
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