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Summary
According to source (http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Mythology/AsclepiusKos.html): "Kos, Asclepeion: Asclepius (in the center) visits Kos, left Hippocrates, right some person from Kos". Photo credit: Dr. phil. Heinz Schmitz
More information from the Harvard University Library: Mosaic of Asclepius' arrival at Kos:
Date: 2nd - 3rd century AD
Dimensions: 115 by 115 cm
Associated Name: Asklepios (Greek deity), subject
Hippocrates (5th century BC), subject
Topics: mosaic tilework; gods; healers; health; healing; doctors; physicians; boats; staffs & scepters; snakes; serpents
Style/Period: Imperial (Roman)
Nationality/Culture: Greco-Roman
Materials/Techniques: mosaic
Note: General: Asclepius arrives on Kos by boat, where he is greeted by Hippocrates (left) and a citizen (right).
Location: discovery: Kos Island, Dodecanese, Greece
Repository: Archaeological Museum, Kos, Dodecanese, Greece (after Ancient)
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