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Accession_Number 2007.9.2.8
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Rounded rectangle
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Displays a seated naked man, one hand resting on the handle of a club, the other holding a bowl, whilst a woman stands in front of him, holding a small jug in her raised right hand. (Box Index = Hercules and Hebe). Tray 5, Layer 1, Gem 8
Inscriptions
Condition Intact
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period Modern
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Front view of a gem cast showing a seated naked man, whilst a woman stands in front of him.
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Beazley_DB
Height 4.1
Diameters 4.0 across at widest
Handle_height
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Location 10.2
Edited_by Freya (Guja and Matt 03.12.08);Laura
Date_edited 13.9.2007;11.08.2016
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