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Haunch
Engraved before 1811 from an original in the then Museum Pio Clemens in Rome (Click for details)
Esculapius (Medicine) between Mercury (Merchants) and the Graces (Medicine, Hygiene and Panacea)
Esculapius dealt with Patients - Merchants make deals with Clients

~ HAUNCH  id+ | HIP UPPER THIGHS and
                BUTTOCKS REGION | also
          id+ | see> HUMP  see> GIBBUS |
          id+ | GOOD LUCK INTUITION |
  from old ger HANKA and Dutch HANCKE or HANKE
  hx> note SUPERSTITION
      TOUCHING THE
  see> HUMP or
  see> HUNCHBACK BROUGHT GOOD LUCK
  see> HUNCH  see> HUMP
  see> GIBBUS
  see> HIP

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