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Accession_Number 2009.9.70
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Latex
Fabric
Fabric_description Red
Munsell_color
Decoration A herme with the torso of a satyr with an erect penis, an ecstatically dancing half naked woman holding a puppet or little man playing the flute in a hand. On her right side a small man sitting in some kind of basket playing another musical instrument. Cast number: 3
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Condition Cracked.
Technique/Style
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Date
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Image

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Front view of a gem cast showing a herme with the torso of a satyr with an erect penis, an ecstatically dancing half naked woman holding a puppet or little man playing the flute in a hand.
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Height
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Handle_height
Other_dims. H 3.4 W 3.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Stefanie Ulrich; Joana Varela
Date_edited 02/09/2009; 06.04.2017
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