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Public baths existed in ancient Greece for women as well as for men.
Title
Women Bathing in a Public Gymnasium
Date
1937
Medium
gouache on watercolour board
Measurements
H 19.4 x W 30.5 cm
Accession number
34544i
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, 1937
Work type
Watercolour
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