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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-vat-028. The last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, pharaoh Cleopatra VII Philopator (r. 51-30 BC) lying sleeping-like with her eyes closed while dying from envenomation after the self-inflicted snakebite with the large snake (Vipera aspis, aspic viper?) entwined around her right arm. |
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| Yellow marble | High relief (Sarcophagus' lid, carved decoration, detail) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, 150-200 AD |
Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Musei Vaticani (Mu-seo Pio-Clementino, Cortile Ottagono), Vatican, Inventory № 891 |
| 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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