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Accession_Number 2007.9.1.59
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Displays a naked human figure riding a hippocampus, probably a Nereid, holding a cornucopia and possibly wearing a helmet, both facing left.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact, some surface wear.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period Modern
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Front view of a gem cast showing a naked human figure riding a hippocampus, probably a Nereid, holding a cornucopia and possibly wearing a helmet, both facing left.
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Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height 2.1
Diameters 2.4 at widest
Handle_height
Other_dims.
Location 10.2
Edited_by Freya; Laura; Jasmin
Date_edited 11.9.2007; 28.7.2016; 20.3.2018
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