Susruta-Surgeon of Old India, from "The History of Medicine" / Robert Thom

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Accession Number
UMHS.6
Title
Susruta-Surgeon of Old India, from "The History of Medicine"
Artist
Robert Thom
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 2
United States (nation)
Creation Place 3
Michigan (state)
Dimensions
137.16 cm x 111.76 cm (54 in. x 44 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Physical Description
Su?ruta, famed Hindu surgeon, is depicted in the home of a noble of ancient India, about to begin an otoplastic operation. The patient drugged with wine, is steaded by friends and relatives as the great surgeon sets about fashioning an artificial ear lobe. He will use a section of flesh to be cut from the patient's cheek; it will be attached to the stump of the mutilated organ, treated with hemostatic powders and bandaged. Details of this procedure, and of Su?ruta's surgical instruments, are to be found in the "Su?ruta-samhit?," ancient Indian text. Plastic surgery was practiced in India more than 2000 years ago.
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UMHS.6
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"Susruta-Surgeon of Old India, 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.6/umhs.6.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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