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Accession_Number 2009.9.191
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Latex
Fabric
Fabric_description Red
Munsell_color
Decoration A two face head. The one looking to the right is a human face, the other is the head of a boar. Refering to Meleager and the Calydonian Hunt. Cast number: 26
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Condition Intact
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Front view of a gem cast showing a Gryllus, a two face head, the one looking to the right is a human face, the other is the head of a boar.
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Other_dims. H 1.8 W 2.0
Location 10.2
Edited_by Stefanie Ulrich; Joana Varela
Date_edited 03/09/2009; 06.04.2017
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