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Accession_Number 2009.10.2.344
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Latex
Fabric
Fabric_description Red
Munsell_color
Decoration A scene showing Herakles (distinguished by the pelt of the Nemean lion) crushing Antaeus by the chest.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2019.09.0344.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing Heracles crushing Antaeus by the chest.
Comparanda
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Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. H. 2.9 W. 2.5
Location 10.2
Edited_by Chris Grove; Joana Varela; Adel
Date_edited 07/12/10; 18.04.2017;2019
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