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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-016. Helmeted goddess Athena (Minerva), wearing torso-aegis with snakes-fringe and gorgoneion (the severed head of Gorgon Medusa) and touching the head of a large serpent entwining a tree stump. |
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| Marble | Sculpture (Carved statue) |
Unknown; heavily restored by Alessan-dro Algardi (1598-1654 AD) |
Roman Imperial (?)/Late Italian Renaissance (Manerism) |
Near Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Campus Martius, Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Museo Nazionale Romano (Palazzo Altemps), Rome, Inventory № 8626 |
| 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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