M0005811: Roman funerary monument

Previous title, replaced August 2020: Roman funerary monument.

Photograph of a reproduction of a Greek funerary monument inscribed to "Jason, also called Dekmos the Acharian, a Physician". It depicts a physician palpating the liver of a patient with a swollen abdomen and wasted limbs. The ridge caused by the enlarged liver is clearly indicated. On the right is a large cupping vessel. The original dates from the 2nd century A.D. and is held in the British Musuem.

17 October 1938

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.