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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-051. Scylla, ophiopode (serpent-legged) aquatic composite monster with two swirling serpentine lower limbs, holding a rudder in her right hand and a snake (?) in her left; tricephalic Cerberos, the monstrous canine guardian of the gates of the underworld, with the belt of serpents around its chest, confronting an undulating serpent (?). |
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| Stucco, polychrome paint (traces) | Low relief (Main chamber, back (north) wall, central niche, bottom frieze, plastic decoration, painted, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Etruscan/Early Hellenistic, 320-300 BC |
Necropoli della Ban-ditaccia, Cerveteri, Lazio, Central Italy (Etruria) | Tomba dei Rilievi (Tomb of the Reliefs, Matuna Family Tomb) |
| 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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