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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-vat-025. Cynocephalic (dog-headed) god of cemeteries, mummification, the afterlife and psychopomp (guide of souls to the underworld) Anubis holding kerykeion (caduceus) with two serpents entwined around the winged staff. |
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| Parian marble | Sculpture (Carved statue, detail) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, 100-200 AD |
Anzio, Lazio, Central Italy |
Musei Vaticani (Mu-seo Gregoriano Egi-zio), Vatican, Inven-tory № 22840 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Vatican 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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