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FIG. 6. BAS-RELIEF OF AESCULAPIUS, ACCOMPANIED BY WOMEN AND CHILDREN, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ENORMOUS SERPENT.

The original is in the National Museum at Athens.

FIG. 7. FEMALE BUST SHOWING CANCER OF ONE BREAST.

(Courtesy of Prof. Dr. Meyer-Steineg, of Jena, Germany.)