Caduceus relief, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey

Relief of a caduceus or winged staff of Mercury with 2 snakes, on a milestone on Curetes Street, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Mercury was the messenger of the gods. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Relief of a caduceus or winged staff of Mercury with 2 snakes, on a milestone on Curetes Street, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Mercury was the messenger of the gods. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen