Hygieia, Goddess of Health
Artist
Antioch
Date100s (2nd century) CE
Mediummarble
DimensionsOverall: 178.8 × 73 × 46.7 cm (70 3/8 × 28 3/4 × 18 3/8 in.)
height with base: 187.3 cm (73 3/4 in.)
height with base: 187.3 cm (73 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum excavation funded by the bequests of the Reverend Dr. Austin S. Garver and Sarah C. Garver
Object number1936.36
Label TextExcavated at Antioch-on-the-Orontes, this is probably a later copy of a Hellenistic original made at Pergamon, Asia Minor, in the 2nd century BC.
Hygeia is usually represented holding a serpent, symbol of health. Parts of a serpent may still be seen on the preserved portion of the right forearm and below the left breast.
ProvenanceJuly 1936, discovered in Bath F, sector 13-R, Antioch; 1936, apportioned to the Worcester Art Museum by members of the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch and its Vicinity.On View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 105
