| Are your medical offices sterile and devoid of | | | | Reproductions of ancient art include wall "reliefs", |
| character? Then they'd probably fail the office | | | | or statues and figurines, busts and heads, and in |
| "IQ" test! Find out how to boost your office "IQ", | | | | the case of Egyptian symbols, you can also find |
| by adding character and interest to your waiting | | | | them depicted in paintings reproduced on papyrus. |
| and examining rooms without spending a fortune. | | | | For a personal touch, get the physician's or |
| In this age of HMOs, managed care and reduced | | | | practice name translated into ancient Egyptian |
| Medicare payouts, many medical offices are | | | | hieroglypics and painted on papyrus for a colorful |
| pretty spartan affairs, decor-wise. But just | | | | and interesting addition to your reception area. |
| because your decorating budget is small, doesn't | | | | Victorian painters, as students of antiquity, often |
| mean your office "IQ" or "interest quotient" has | | | | chose to paint Greek or Egyptian scenes depicting |
| to be zero! | | | | various aspects of life in those ancient |
| The medical profession has been part of human | | | | societies--including medical consultations--and |
| history for a very long time, and most ancient | | | | produced some beautiful and interesting paintings. |
| civilizations made reference to its healers, the | | | | Inexpensive prints can be matted and framed, |
| gods associated with certain aspects of healing, or | | | | and make wonderful decorative accents for |
| symbols related to life and health. The art of | | | | hallways or examining rooms. |
| ancient civilizations depicts many examples of | | | | Some examples of ancient symbols, deities and |
| beings and symbols associated with the art and | | | | people with a medical connection are listed below. |
| science of medicine and healing. Archeological | | | | Egyptian |
| expeditions have yielded many interesting and | | | | • The Ankh - ancient symbol for the |
| beautiful sculptures, wall paintings and other | | | | breath of life. |
| artifacts related to the healing arts. If your main | | | | • Nekhbet - the goddess of childbirth |
| waiting room, hallways and treatment rooms | | | | • The frog goddess, Heket - who |
| seem sterile and dull, why not enliven your | | | | fashioned children in the womb andpresided at |
| surroundings with a few good copies of these | | | | their births. |
| priceless ancient treasures? | | | | Greek |
| Quality reproductions of healing and | | | | • Asclepios, the Greek god of medicine |
| medicine-related ancient art treasures from | | | | and healing. Hippocrates was said to be a |
| museums and preserved ruins can be an | | | | descendant of Asclepios. |
| inexpensive way to add character and interest to | | | | • Hygeia, daughter of Asclepios and the |
| your office environment and improve its "IQ". | | | | goddess of health. |
| Wallpaper borders echoing an Egyptian, Greek or | | | | • Hippocrates, ancient Greek physician |
| other motif can add a finishing touch and provide | | | | who is credited with founding the modern medical |
| a unifying theme throughout. Small, laminated | | | | profession, and crafting itscode of ethics. |
| cards identifying the reproductions and their | | | | • Hippocratic Oath, the medical code of |
| relationship to medicine can accompany each | | | | ethics crafted by Hippocrates and traditionally |
| piece, adding further interest to your decor. | | | | pledged and sworn to by every physician. |