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title: Sushruta Samhita
author: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7874/sushruta-samhita/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sushruta Samhita
_Authored by Los Angeles County Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7874.jpg)
## Image Caption
The [Sushruta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sushruta/) Samhita (Sushruta's Compendium) is considered the oldest text in the world on plastic surgery and is highly regarded as one of the Great Trilogy of Ayurvedic [Medicine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/medicine/). This copy is located in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Ink and opaque watercolor on palm leaf, from Nepal Text: 12th-13th century CE; Images: 18th-19th century CE
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, L. A. C. M. o. (2018, January 11). Sushruta Samhita. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Los Angeles County Museum of. "Sushruta Samhita." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 11, 2018. .
### MLA
Art, Los Angeles County Museum of. "Sushruta Samhita." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Jan 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://collections.lacma.org/node/170472) by **Los Angeles County Museum of Art**. Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 11 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.