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Accession_Number 2007.10.2.226
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Round
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Seated male figure, bearded and naked from the waist up. He is holding what appears to be a scythe (possibly identifying him as Kronos). Elaborate seat, possibly a throne. Detail at bottom left of cast is possibly a temple on the summit of a hill or mountain.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2019.07.0227.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing a seated figure holding a scythe.
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Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters 2.0
Handle_height
Other_dims.
Location 10.2
Edited_by Guja and Matt
Date_edited 22.10.08
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