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Accession_Number 2007.10.2.242
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration A tall and slender female figure carrying a bow and depicted with a stag, possibly identifying the figure as Artemis. The unusual dress might suggest that the gem showed an unknown female depicted as Artemis.
Inscriptions Greek inscription below the figure which is too faint to read.
Condition Intact
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2019.07.0241.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing a slender female figure carrying a bow and depicted with a stag. Possibly Artemis.
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Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. L. 2.6; W. 1.8
Location 10.2
Edited_by Guja and Matt
Date_edited 12.11.08
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