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Votive offering showing a mother breastfeeding a child, Roma
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Votive offering showing a mother breastfeeding a child, Roma
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Votive offerings were given to the gods either in the hope of a cure or as thanks for one and were made in the shape of the afflicted body part. This terracotta figure shows a mother breast feeding her child. The figure may have been given in thanks for the safe delivery of a child.

A large number of the votive offerings in the Wellcome collection are in the shape of reproductive organs, reflecting a society that placed great emphasis on fertility but which also ran great risks in pregnancy and childbirth.

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Place made: Roman Republic and Empire

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Keywords: Breast Feeding; Infertility; votive offering; Pregnant women in art; childbirth; Parturition
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A634990
  • Photo number: L0058441
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