Tympanum – Royal Baths
Tympanum – Royal Baths

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A tympanum set above doric columns enclosing two female sphinxes. These are set either side of an oval wreath enclosing a profile of Hygeia (the Greek goddess of health) with an Aesculpian serpent drinking from a kylix (wine-drinking cup).
Title

Tympanum – Royal Baths

Date

1789

Medium

Bath stone

Measurements

H 250 x W 700 x D 50 cm (E)

Accession number

BA1_WAC_S016

Work type

Relief

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade I (England and Wales)

Listing date

12/06/50

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Stall Street, Bath

BA1 1QN

Set above the main entrance to the Royal Baths.