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Accession_Number 2009.10.1.15
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Plaster
Fabric
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Munsell_color
Decoration Naked male figure swinging a club or sword, with a horse rearing either side and a man and a horse laying on the floor. Possibly Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes. Cast Number - 962
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Condition Good Condition
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Front view of a gem cast showing a naked male figure swinging a club or sword, with a horse rearing either side and a man and a horse laying on the floor. Possibly Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes.
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Other_dims. H - 1.8, L - 2.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Keren and Ashli; Jasmin
Date_edited 28/10/2009; 5.4.2018
The Ure Museum is part of
The University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 217, Reading, RG6 6AH