A stele depicting a physician or pharmacist

A stele depicting a physician or pharmacist

The man is dressed in Greek himation and chiton, and is seated on a chair with a high back, indicating a high ranking person. He is facing an altar and treating an item in a dish with a small instrument. The rolled papyrus in his left hand indicates that he is a literate and learned person. The cupboard on his right contains three shelves bearing different shaped vessels, likely containing medicines and other healing materials. 

Date: late 2nd century AD

Material: limestone

Provenance: Terenouthis/ Abu Billu