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Accession_Number 2008.2.1.69
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration portrait of female face, with elaborate hair possibly snakes coiled with the hair. the figure can possibly be identified as Medusa.
Inscriptions
Condition intact
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2019.03.0069.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing a person's face, with curly hair, possibly Medusa.
Comparanda
Bibliography
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Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. L. 1.9; W. 1.7
Location 10.2
Edited_by Matt H; Laura
Date_edited 25.2.09;4.8.2016
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