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Cure and Cult in Ancient Corinth: A Guide to the Asklepieion (Corinth Notes)
Cure and Cult in Ancient Corinth A Guide to the Asklepieion - Corinth Notes
Author: Mabel Lang
Hundreds of life size human limbs made from terracotta, including the remains of at least 125 human hands, testify to the efficacy of the medicine practiced at the Aklepieion, on the hillside N of Ancient Corinth. Made as votive gifts to thank the god for a cure, these were among many extraordinary finds made during excavations at the Temple of ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780876616703
ISBN-10: 0876616708
Pages: 32
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Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen
Book Type: Paperback
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