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Detail of Hygeia Statue, St Bernard's Well
MacLean, Kevin, 2008, Digital image
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Detail of Hygeia Statue, St Bernard's Well
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Detail of Hygeia Statue, St Bernard's Well
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A close-up of a statue of a female figure, the goddess Hygeia showing a hand holding onto an upturned vase. The vessel is being held on its side on top of a stone pillar. A sculpted snake is coiled around the column and its head reaches up to the vase. The thumb on the figure's hand is damaged and broken off at the tip.
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MacLean, Kevin
Date
2008
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St Bernard's Well is situated on the Water of Leith close to Stockbridge. The current surrounding structure was designed by Alexander Naismyth and built in the 1790's. It has a domed ceiling supported by ten columns covering a statue of the goddess Hygeia. Water from the mineral spring was popular for its supposed health giving properties from the mid 18th century until the wells closure in 1940.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
Valley of the Water of Leith
Historic Interiors
Statues and Monuments
Contemporary Edinburgh in Photographs
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