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Accession_Number 2009.10.2.64
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Latex
Fabric
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Decoration This cast portrays Zeus, with the scepter in his left hand and the thunderbolt in his right one, in the act of driving a chariot and thunderstriking two Giants with snakes for legs, prostrate on the ground, one of whom is brandishing a torch (?).
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Condition Intact
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Front view of a gem cast showing Zeus, with the scepter in his left hand and the thunderbolt in his right one, in the act of driving a chariot and thunderstriking two Giants with snakes for legs, prostrate on the...
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Other_dims. H - 3.5, W - 4.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Ashli; Adel
Date_edited 11/11/09
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