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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-009. Theriomorphic (of a composite, human-reptile-avian form), winged, ophiopode (serpent-legged) giant Typhon, with his long swirling squamous (scaly) lower limbs terminating with the heads of serpents, grasping the thunderbolt (keraunos in Greek, fulmen in Latin), hurled by the chief Olympian god Zeus (Jupiter) and protruding from the giant's right side. |
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| Luni marble | Low relief (Funerary shrine (?), pediment, tym- panum, carved decoration) |
Unknown | Roman Repub- lican, 75-25 BC |
Via Salaria, Rome, Lazio Central Italy |
Musei Capitolini (Centrale Monte-martini), Rome, Inventory № 1724 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Italian Expedition, 29 March - 25 April 2015). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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