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Accession_Number 2009.10.2.376
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Latex
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Standing nude male wearing a helmet, holding a shield and a spear. Facing a small sphinx sat on stones/stone wall (?) Possibly Oedipus solving the sphinx's riddle (?). Number 32
Inscriptions
Condition Intact
Technique/Style
Provenance
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Image

2019.09.0351.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing a standing nude facing a little sphinx.
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Beazley_DB
Height
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Handle_height
Other_dims. H 1 W 0.9
Location
Edited_by Laura and Natalie
Date_edited 17/03/10
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