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Accession_Number
2007.10.2.253
Shape
Gem
cast
Shape_description
Oval
Material
Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration
Two
figures
are
depicted.
The
figure
to the
left
of the
scene
is a
seated
semi-naked
female.
Her
dress
or
cloak
lays
across her
lap
and is
gathered
up in her
left
hand.
Her
head
is
bowed
slightly.
In
the
centre
of the
foreground
is a
semi-circle
which
crosses
the
female
figure's
left
ankle
or
calf.
It
is
unclear
what this might
represent.
The
second
figure
(to the right) is a
smaller
winged
male
facing
to the
left
and the
larger
figure.
He
appears
to be
carrying
a
bow
and
stands
under a
tree.
The
two
figures
are almost certainly
Aphrodite
and
Eros.
Inscriptions
A
very
small
and
faint
Greek
inscription
to the
left
of the
female
figure
following the
line
of her
back.
Condition
Intact
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image
2019.07.0253.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing a scene with two figures.
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims.
L.
2.0;
W.
2.4
Location
10.2
Edited_by
Guja and Matt
Date_edited
26.11.08
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