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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure WCA-isr-053. Alexei Alexeev and a statue with the images of gorgoneion (the severed head of Gorgon Medusa), pair of gryphons, and eagle clutching the thunderbolt (keraunos in Greek, fulmen in Latin), serving as a relief decorations of the "muscle" cuirass of one of the "enlightened emperors", possibly Antoninus Pius (r. 138-161 AD) or Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-180 AD). |
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| Aphrodisias marble |
Sculpture (Carved statue) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, 130s-180s AD |
Beth Shean, North Israel |
Israel Museum, Jeru-salem, Inventory № 1991-2106 |
| 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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