Hippocrates (c.460 BC–c.370 BC)
Hippocrates (c.460 BC–c.370 BC)
Hippocrates (c.460 BC–c.370 BC)
Hippocrates (c.460 BC–c.370 BC)
Hippocrates (c.460 BC–c.370 BC)
Hippocrates (c.460 BC–c.370 BC)
Hippocrates (c.460 BC–c.370 BC)
Hippocrates (c.460 BC–c.370 BC)

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The bust of Hippocrates is in a niche. He is depicted as an elderly balding man with a beard, wearing a toga over his shoulders.
Title

Hippocrates (c.460 BC–c.370 BC)

Date

1930

Medium

bronze & stone

Accession number

NW1_CRH_S100

Acquisition method

commissioned by H. L. and M. S. Jackson

Work type

Bust

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on the plinth underneath the bust: HIPPOCRATES / Presented by H.L. and M.S. JACKSON

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