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Accession_Number
2009.9.37
Shape
Gem
cast
Shape_description
Oval
Material
Latex
Fabric
Fabric_description
Red
Munsell_color
Decoration
A
ball
or a
globe
from which two
grow
two
serpent
heads.
On
the
head
on the
left
side
stands
a
man
turning
to the
monster
in the
middle,
on the
head
on the right
side
stands
a
woman
also
facing
the
monster.
The
monster
in the
middle
has a
male
human
body
but two
dog's
heads,
one
facing
the
woman,
the other the
man.
The
scenery
is
enclosed
by a
serpent
biting
in its own
tail.
There
are
letters
on the
serpent
heads.
Cast
number:
51
Inscriptions
Condition
Intact
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image
2019.08.0174.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing a ball or a globe from which two grow two serpent heads. On the head on the left side stands a man turning to the monster in the middle, on the head on...
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims.
H
3.1
W
2.2
Location
10.2
Edited_by
Stefanie Ulrich; Joana Varela
Date_edited
01/09/2009; 18.04.2017
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