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Statue of Asclepius, the Greek God of medicine, holding the symbolic Rod of Asclepius with its coiled serpent.
The Glypotek, Copenhagen.
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Thune, N. A. (2012, April 26). Statue of Asklepios. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/535/statue-of-asklepios/
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