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And Jessica Hughes, Votive Body Parts in Greek and Roman Religion, (Cambridge University Press, 2017)." class="work-thumbnail" src="https://attachments.academia-assets.com/74225409/thumbnails/1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="wp-workCard wp-workCard_itemContainer"><div class="wp-workCard_item wp-workCard--title"><a class="js-work-strip-work-link text-gray-darker" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-title" href="https://www.academia.edu/42104068/REVIEW_Draycott_Jane_and_Graham_Emma_Jayne_eds_Bodies_of_Evidence_Ancient_anatomical_votives_past_present_and_future_London_New_York_Routledge_2017_And_Jessica_Hughes_Votive_Body_Parts_in_Greek_and_Roman_Religion_Cambridge_University_Press_2017_">REVIEW: Draycott, Jane, and Graham, Emma-Jayne (eds.), Bodies of Evidence: Ancient anatomical votives past, present and future, (London ; New York: Routledge, 2017). And Jessica Hughes, Votive Body Parts in Greek and Roman Religion, (Cambridge University Press, 2017).</a></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span>West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture (Bard Graduate Center, New York, NY)</span><span>, 2018</span></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span class="js-work-more-abstract-truncated">Human body parts, molded in terracotta , sculpted from wood, carved or incised in marble, or hamm...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">Human body parts, molded in terracotta , sculpted from wood, carved or incised in marble, or hammered from metal, were dedicated to the gods in sanctuaries across the Mediterranean in antiquity. 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And Jessica Hughes, Votive Body Parts in Greek and Roman Religion, (Cambridge University Press, 2017)." class="work-thumbnail" src="https://attachments.academia-assets.com/74225409/thumbnails/1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="wp-workCard wp-workCard_itemContainer"><div class="wp-workCard_item wp-workCard--title"><a class="js-work-strip-work-link text-gray-darker" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-title" href="https://www.academia.edu/42104068/REVIEW_Draycott_Jane_and_Graham_Emma_Jayne_eds_Bodies_of_Evidence_Ancient_anatomical_votives_past_present_and_future_London_New_York_Routledge_2017_And_Jessica_Hughes_Votive_Body_Parts_in_Greek_and_Roman_Religion_Cambridge_University_Press_2017_">REVIEW: Draycott, Jane, and Graham, Emma-Jayne (eds.), Bodies of Evidence: Ancient anatomical votives past, present and future, (London ; New York: Routledge, 2017). And Jessica Hughes, Votive Body Parts in Greek and Roman Religion, (Cambridge University Press, 2017).</a></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span>West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture (Bard Graduate Center, New York, NY)</span><span>, 2018</span></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span class="js-work-more-abstract-truncated">Human body parts, molded in terracotta , sculpted from wood, carved or incised in marble, or hamm...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">Human body parts, molded in terracotta , sculpted from wood, carved or incised in marble, or hammered from metal, were dedicated to the gods in sanctuaries across the Mediterranean in antiquity. 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