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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-015. Helmeted goddess Athena (Minerva) standing beside an olive tree, wearing torso-aegis with snakes-fringe, carrying the aspis (hoplon?) shield and spear and resolutely confronting charging god of fire, metalworking, stone masonry, forges, and blacksmiths Hephaestus (Vulcan), carrying a blacksmith's hammer, with an undulating, rearing snake between them (the iconographic reference to the unsuccessful rape attempt, which lead to the surrogate birth of Erichthonius, the ophiomorphic king of Athens?). |
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| Luni marble | Low relief (Architectural panel, frieze, carved deco-ration, detail) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, 100-200 AD |
Forum Baths, Ostia Antica, Lazio, Central Italy |
Museo Ostiense, Ostia, Inventory № 18853 |
| 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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