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Accession_Number 2009.10.2.385
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Latex
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Figure in a chariot drawn by two large serpents, with a nude male figure holding drapery and a shield in the foreground. Number 41
Inscriptions
Condition Slightly damaged edges and worn image
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
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Attribution
Image

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Front view of a gem cast showing Medea and a pair of serpents which drew the flying chariot.there is a nude male figure holding drapery and shield in the foreground.
Comparanda
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Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
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Handle_height
Other_dims. H - 1.0, W - 1.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Charley
Date_edited 21/4/2010
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