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Accession_Number 2007.9.1.31
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Displays a naked woman, possibly Aphrodite, leaning on a post whilst reaching for her foot.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact, some damage to outer border.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period Modern
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2019.01.0032.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing a naked woman, possibly Aphrodite, leaning on a post whilst reaching for her foot.
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height 2.5
Diameters 1.9 at widest
Handle_height
Other_dims.
Location 10.2
Edited_by Freya; Laura; Jasmin
Date_edited 10.9.2007; 28.7.2016; 16.1.2018
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