This Doric temple, only twenty five metres in length, once housed a gold and ivory cult statue of Asklepios, the Greek god of healing. The temple was made of limestone, with only the pediments and akroteria carved from finer quality marble.

The figure is the upper part of an akroterion, or roof ornament, probably from the east end of the temple. It was picked up on the site some fifty years before the temple was excavated properly. The sculptor may be Timotheos, or Theodotos who was also the architect