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Accession_Number 2009.8.151
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Latex
Fabric
Fabric_description Red
Munsell_color
Decoration A man with a beard caressing a young man with wings (?). Ganymed and Zeus. There seems to be an eagle on the right side. Cast number: 5
Inscriptions
Condition Intact
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2019.08.0006.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing a bearded man caressing a young woman with wings.
Comparanda
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Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. H 2.9 W 2.4
Location 10.2
Edited_by Stefanie Ulrich; Joana varela
Date_edited 19/08/2009; 06.04.2017
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