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Accession_Number 2009.10.2.321
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description oval
Material Latex
Fabric
Fabric_description Red
Munsell_color
Decoration A scene showing Herakles standing over Nessus, the centaur in a warlike pose.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2019.09.0321.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing Herakles defeating Nessus, the centaur.
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Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. H. 1.9 W. 1.5
Location 10.2
Edited_by Chris Grove; Joana Varela; Adel
Date_edited 16/11/10; 18.04.2017;2019
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