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Accession_Number 2007.10.2.213
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration A naked man pushing an large object uphill
Inscriptions
Condition Damaged: top part of cast starting to collapse.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2019.07.0214.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing a naked man pushing an large object uphill (Sisyphus?)
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height 2.1cm
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. Max w. 1.7cm
Location 10.2
Edited_by Julian
Date_edited 19.03.08
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