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Accession_Number 2009.8.35
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Plaster
Fabric
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Munsell_color
Decoration A man with a beard standing on a globe and holding another above his head. There is a lion's fur around his waist. Probably Hercules carrying the earth for Atlas. Cast number: s3
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Condition Intact
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Naked man wearing a lion skin, standing on a glove and holding another on his back, probably Hercules holding the Earth for Atlas.
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Other_dims. H 3.3 W 2.1
Location 10.2
Edited_by Stefanie Ulrich; Laura
Date_edited 11/08/2009;4.8.2016
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