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Accession_Number 2009.10.2.264
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Circular
Material Latex
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Central figure of nude Aphrodite holding an arrow in her right hand and holding a winged Eros' hand in her left, a shield with a face leaning against her left leg and armour on the floor. Winged Eros holding a bow on the right, and kneeling nude Hephaestus on the left with a hammer held above his head and an anvil in front of him. Number 54
Inscriptions
Condition Intact
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2019.09.0266.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing Aphrodite, Eros and Hephaestus.
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Beazley_DB
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Other_dims. H - 2.7, W - 2.7
Location 10.2
Edited_by Charley and Laura
Date_edited 3/3/2010
The Ure Museum is part of
The University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 217, Reading, RG6 6AH