Terracotta body parts. 2000-1700 BC.
Petsofa, Crete. Fitzwilliam Museum GR.159.1907, GR.160.1907, GR.189.1907.
This arm, leg and hand were found with many others on the site of an ancient Minoan sanctuary. They were probably offered in hope of a cure for illness.
This suggests that disease was understood as being located in a particular organ or limb.
