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Accession_Number 2009.8.63
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Plaster
Fabric
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Decoration A man with a beard and wavy hair kneeling in front of an altar, holding a snake. Behind him, stading a young woman. On the other side of the altar, a tree with a ram head. On a pole is a mask. Inscription on the bottom. Cast number: 116
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Condition Slightly cracked
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Front view of a gem cast showing clothed woman standing on the left, pointing at her face and forwards, kneeling in front of her is a naked man with a beard, holding a snake over a fire, under a tree...
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Other_dims. H 2.8 W 2.4
Location 10.2
Edited_by Stefanie Ulrich; Laura
Date_edited 11/08/2009;4.8.2016
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