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Accession_Number 2007.9.3.151
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Male head in profile facing left. He looks to have a lion's skin on his head. Possibly Hercules.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2019.06.0151.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing a male head with a lion's skin on his head.
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height 2.9
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. Max W. 2.3
Location 10.2
Edited_by Amy:Elizabeth;Laura
Date_edited 21.11.2007;18.08.2016
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