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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure WCA-isr-039. Alexei Alexeev and the sculptural image of the god of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, transitions, boundaries, border crossings, the messenger of the gods and psychopomp (guide of souls to the underworld) Hermes (Mercury), wearing a petasos (winged sun hat) and holding a kerykeion (caduceus) with two bearded confronted serpents entwined around the winged staff. |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
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| Marble | Sculpture (Carved statue) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, first century AD |
Ashkelon, West Israel |
Special Exhibition: Ashkelon: A Retro-specitve. 30 Years of the Leon Levy Expedition (11 July 2016 - 5 August 2017) Rockefeller Archaeo-logical Museum, Jeru-salem |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Israel Expedition, 1-23 February 2017). 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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