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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-037. (A) Apotropaic god of households, childbirth, mothers, children, and dwarves Bes wearing a plumed headdress, holding two rearing snakes by their tails in his left hand, and brandishing a sword with his right; the apotropaic Eye of Ra as a winged solar disc flanked by two addorsed rearing uraeus hooded cobras hovering above. (B) God Bes wearing a plumed headdress, holding two rearing snakes by their tails in his left hand, and brandishing a sword with his right. |
| Item: | Medium: | Category (Object): |
Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Provenience: | Collection: |
| A. | Limestone | Low relief (Votive stele, carved deco- ration, detail) |
Unknown | Late Ptolemaic, 100-30 BC |
TBD | Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco, Rome, Inventory № 304 |
| B. | Limestone | Low relief (Votive stele, carved deco- ration, detail) |
Unknown | Early Ptolemaic, 300-200 BC |
TBD | Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco, Rome, Inventory № 247 |
| 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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