Sowing Children. Interpreting the morphology of votive wombs

Authors

  • Lorenzo Morucci Sapienza University of Rome
  • Silvia Iorio Sapienza University of Rome
  • Valentina Gazzaniga Sapienza University of Rome
  • Marco Cilione Sapienza University of Rome

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2531-7288/3100

Keywords:

Embryogenetic Theories, Votive Wombs, Conceptualization of Body, Ancient Western Medicine

Abstract

The interpretation of the iconography of the body must necessarily be placed in the historical and anthropological coordinates to which the image belongs. The conceptualization of the body and its physiology changes through the centuries and from one cultural context to another. The paper therefore proposes an interpretation of the characteristics of the furrowed votive uterus consistent with the main embryogenetic theories of the Greek and Roman world.  

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Published

2025-04-17

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 1 (2025)

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