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Accession_Number 2009.10.2.309
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Latex
Fabric
Fabric_description Red
Munsell_color
Decoration Scene showing Herakles sitting on the skin of the nemean lion and holding it's head. His club stands nearby.
Inscriptions At the bottom but illegible
Condition Intact
Technique/Style
Provenance
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Date
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Image

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Front view of a gem cast showing Heracles sitting on the skin of the nemean lion and holding it's head. His club stands nearby.
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Beazley_DB
Height
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Handle_height
Other_dims. H. 1.9 W. 1.5
Location 10.2
Edited_by Chris Grove; Joana varela
Date_edited 9/11/10; 06.04.2017
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