Medicine in Ancient Egypt, from "The History of Medicine" / Robert Thom
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- UMHS.1
- Title
- Medicine in Ancient Egypt, from "The History of Medicine"
- Artist
- Robert Thom
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1915-1979
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1952
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Michigan (state)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Michigan (state)
- Dimensions
- 133.99 cm x 113.67 cm (52 3/4 in. x 44 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Physical Description
- An Egyptian physician of the Eighteenth Century (1500-1400 B.C.), clothed in clean white linen and a wig, as became the dignity of his status, is confronted with a patient having symptoms of lockjaw (described in an ancient scroll now known as the Edwin Smith papyrus). With sure, sympathetic hands, the physician treats the patient, who is supported by a "brick chair." Directions for treatment appear on the scroll held by his assistant. Specially trained priests observe prescribed magico-religious rites. Egyptian medicine occupied a dominant position in the world of the ancients for 2500 years.
- Secondary Keywords
- disciplines
- health sciences
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in health and medicine
- people in science-related occupations
- science and related disciplines
- scientists and people in science-related occupations
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- UMHS.1
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-umhs.1/umhs.1.jpg
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"Medicine in Ancient Egypt, from "The History of Medicine"; Robert Thom." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-umhs.1/umhs.1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
