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Accession_Number 2008.2.1.65
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration A group of six figures. In the centre of the image are three figures, an older male figure who is seated; there is a female figure to either side of him. The female figure to the left is embracing the seated male. To the left of this central group is a young man holding the reins of a horse, which is on the extreme left of the image. To the extreme right of the image are two elderly male figures standing in the background. There is a temple in the background.
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Condition Intact
Technique/Style
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Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Front view of a gem cast showing a group of six figures.
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Beazley_DB
Height
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Handle_height
Other_dims. L. 4.0; W. 4.4
Location 10.2
Edited_by Guja, Jen and Matt; Laura
Date_edited 18.02.09 ; 3.8.2016
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