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Accession_Number 2009.9.31
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Latex
Fabric
Fabric_description Red
Munsell_color
Decoration A monster with an eagle's head, a man's chest and two serpents instead of legs, holding a shield and a scepter. There is a star and a half moon on its right side. There is also a star underneath it. Cast number: 45
Inscriptions
Condition Intact
Technique/Style
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Image

2019.08.0168.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing a creature with a rooster head, a man's chest and two serpents instead of legs, holding a shield and a spear.
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Beazley_DB
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Handle_height
Other_dims. H 1.5 W 1.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Stefanie Ulrich; Joana Varela
Date_edited 01/09/2009; 18.04.2017
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