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Accession_Number 2009.8.19
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration A woman laying on waves, probably Aphrodite. Above her Cupid. A man wearing an armour and a spear, probably Ares. Cast number: 8
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Condition Intact
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Front view of a gem cast showing a scene with three figures. Anti-clockwise from left: A naked man with a helmet, shield and sword, probably Ares, a half naked woman lying on rocks, probably Aphrodite, and a child holding a...
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Beazley_DB
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Other_dims. H 2.2 W 1.8
Location 10.2
Edited_by Stefanie Ulrich; Laura
Date_edited 10/08/2009;4.8.2016
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