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Accession_Number 2009.10.2.265
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Latex
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Central figure of nude Aphrodite wearing a cloak holding arrows in her left hand, with sitting Hephaestus in front of an anvil on the left holding a hammer above his head,and winged Eros holding a bow on the right. Number 55
Inscriptions
Condition Intact
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2019.09.0267.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing Aphrodite, Hephaestus and Eros.
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. H - 3.6, W - 2.7
Location 10.2
Edited_by Laura and Charley
Date_edited 3/3/2010
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