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Very Rare Antique Dated 1791Cast Iron Fireplace Stove or Oven Plate with the Rod of Asclepius
Description : A large, cast iron Stove Plate or Fire Back, dated 1791. An extremely heavy 12,5 kg (27.56 lbs!)The Rod of Asclepiussymbolizes medicine dating back to ancient Greece. It is a rod or staff about which is coiled one snake. According to myth, Asclepius was a god of healing. He was so good at medicine that he could bring the dead back to life.
Measures:
37,5 cm x 45,5 cm (14,76 inches x 17,91 inches)
Interesting for every collector of medical items, great piece of history
Can also be adapted and used as fire back or mounted on the wall
