Depiction of goitre in an Etruscan Genucilia Terracotta plate (late 5th-early 4th BCE)

Elena Varotto; Francesco M Galassi; Donatella Lippi; Raffaella Bianucci

doi:10.1007/s40618-021-01657-7

Depiction of goitre in an Etruscan Genucilia Terracotta plate (late 5th-early 4th BCE)

Elena Varotto, Francesco M Galassi, Donatella Lippi, Raffaella Bianucci

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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A vast body of artistic evidence supports the existence of thyroid disease in ancient times including Classical Antiquity . Since endocrinological pathologies are rarely identified in mummified or embalmed remains, the origin of endocrinological pathologies in soft tissues has been traced back thanks to realistic artworks...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1273-1274
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Volume	45
Issue number	6
Early online date	4 Aug 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-021-01657-7
Publication status	Published - Jun 2022

Keywords

Antiquity
Endocrinology
Etruscan
Goitre
Palaeopathology
Thyroid

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Depiction of goitre in an Etruscan Genucilia Terracotta plate (late 5th-early 4th BCE)

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