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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-010. A battle scene from the Gigantomachia: Heracles (Hercules) wrestling a lion skin away from the ophiopode (serpent-legged) giant with his lower limbs (below the knees) terminating with the heads of serpents (probably a certain Leon, according to the Book V of the New History of Ptolemy Chennos (Hephaestion) of Alexandria, 100s AD). |
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| Luni marble | Low relief (Sarcophagus' lid, front panel, carved decoration, detail) | Unknown | Roman Imperial, 100-200 AD |
Porta Medaglia, Pomezia, Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Museo Nazionale Romano (Terme di Diocleziano), Rome, Inventory № 128581 |
| 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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