| Marble
statue of Aesculapius the Greco-Roman
god of healing, on the landing of the Great Staircase
of
the College. Carved by Carlo Manetti (d.1920)
in Rome,
after the original which is in the Vatican and
dates from
150 A.D. Shown holding the staff with the snake
coiled
around it, now the symbol of medicine. (Closer
view)
$0.40
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