| ● Iconographic Type: Hexagenic™ Nomenclature Summary |
| Type: |
 III.2a.gio.4.bru·ma1.0 |
Ontolocators
(Prefix): |
 volume: |
III. coins |
 chapter (part): |
2. fantastic creatures (a. herpetomorphs) |
Integrals
(Stem): |
 subject: |
gio. Giant (ophiopode) (×2 = pair) |
 feature: |
4. propping libating Zeus [Jupiter] |
Differentials
(Suffix): |
 idiosyncrasy: |
bru. Bruzus (ma1. Maximinus I) |
 variation: |
0. Ø |
| ● Iconographic Type: Formal Semantic Indicators™ |
Identifiers
(Beings): |
 deity.1: |
Zeus [Jupiter] |
 hero: |
Ø |
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 mortal: |
Ø |
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 notable: |
Ø |
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 anonym: |
Ø |
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 animal: |
Ø |
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 creature.1: |
Giant.A (ophiopode) [Porphyrion?/
Alcyoneus?] ∈ "pair.1" [Giants (ophiopode)] |
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creature.2: |
Giant.B (ophiopode) [Porphyrion?/
Alcyoneus?] ∈ "pair.1" [Giants (ophiopode)] |
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 object.1: |
offering.A [fruit?] (×5?) ∈ "set.1" [ritual offering.A] |
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object.2: |
offering.B [fruit?] (×5?) ∈ "set.2" [ritual offering.B] |
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object.3: |
container.A [basket?] ∈ "set.1" [ritual offering.A] |
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object.4: |
container.B [basket?] ∈ "set.2" [ritual offering.B] |
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object.5: |
libation bowl [phiale/patera] |
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object.6: |
scepter |
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object.7: |
chair [throne/thronos] |
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object.8: |
platform |
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object.9: |
toga |
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object.10: |
groundline |
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 symbol: |
Ø |
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 pair.1: |
[Giants (ophiopode)] ∋ {"creature.1" [Giant.A (ophiopode)]; "creature.2" [Giant.B (ophiopode)]} |
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 duplet: |
Ø |
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 group: |
Ø |
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 set.1: |
[ritual offering.A] ∋ {"object.1" [offering.A] (×5?)]; "object.3" [container.A]} |
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set.2: |
[ritual offering.B] ∋ {"object.2" [offering.B] (×5?)]; "object.4" [container.B]} |
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 cluster.1: |
[Zeus libating scene] ∋ {"deity.1" [Zeus]; "object.5" [libation bowl]; "object.6" [scepter]; "object.7" [chair]; "object.8" [platform]; "object.9" [toga]} |
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 artwork: |
Ø |
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 label: |
Ø |
Descriptors
(Properties): |
 epithet: |
Ø |
 syncretism: |
Ø |
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 prosopon: |
Ø |
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 morphology.1: |
"deity.1" [Zeus] (general: homogeneous; human; male) (head: human; male; with long hair; bearded) (upper·body: human; male; muscular; torso with two arms and two hands) (lower·body: human; male; with two legs and two feet) |
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morphology.2: |
"creature.1" [Giant.A (ophiopode)] (general: composite; anthropoherpeto-morphic; ophiopodeᴿᴰ) (head: human; male; with long hair; bearded) (upper·body: human; male; muscular; torso with two arms and two hands) (lower·body: ophidian down from genitofemoral area; with two squamous serpent-protomes instead of legs) |
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morphology.3: |
"creature.2" [Giant.B (ophiopode)] (general: composite; anthropoherpeto-morphic; ophiopodeᴿᴰ) (head: human; male; with long hair; bearded) (upper·body: human; male; muscular; torso with two arms and two hands) (lower·body: ophidian down from genitofemoral area; with two squamous serpent-protomes instead of legs) |
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morphology.4: |
"object.1" [offering.A] (homogeneous; small; globular) |
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morphology.5: |
"object.2" [offering.B] (homogeneous; small; globular) |
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morphology.6: |
"object.3" [container.A] (composite?; small; round?/semi-spherical?) |
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morphology.7: |
"object.4" [container.B] (composite?; small; round?/semi-spherical?) |
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morphology.8: |
"object.5" [libation bowl] (homogeneous; round) |
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morphology.9: |
"object.6" [scepter] (homogeneous; straight; slender; long) |
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morphology.10: |
"object.7" [chair] (composite; with seat, backrest, four [two visible] legs, and nonfigurative carvings) |
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morphology.11: |
"object.8" [platform] (homogeneous; straight; flat) |
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morphology.12: |
"object.9" [toga] (homogeneous; single piece of fabric; long) |
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morphology.13: |
"object.10" [groundline] (homogeneous; straight; slender; full-span) |
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 aspect.1: |
"deity.1" [Zeus] (general: upright; seating lefward; dressed partially) (head: upright; leftward) (upper·body: upright; frontward-leftward; right·arm bent, extended leftward, with right·hand grasping; left·arm bent, raised, with left·hand grasping) (lower·body: upright; leftward; right·leg bent, extended downward-leftward, with right·foot obscured; left·leg bent, extended downward-leftward, with left·foot pointing downward-leftward, grounded) |
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aspect.2: |
"creature.1" [Giant.A (ophiopode)] (general: upright; standing rightward-frontward; leaning slightly leftward; unclad) (head: upright; rightward) (upper·body: upright; frontward-rightward; right·arm bent, raised, with right·hand supporting; left·arm bent, extended rightward, with left·hand supporting) (lower·body: upright; frontward-rightward; two serpent-protomes extended laterally, addorsed; right·serpent swirling, extended leftward-upward, with head pointing leftward-upward; left·serpent swirling, extended rightward-upward, with head pointing rightward-upward) |
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aspect.3: |
"creature.2" [Giant.B (ophiopode)] (general: upright; standing leftward-frontward; leaning slightly rightward; unclad) (head: upright; leftward) (upper·body: upright; frontward-leftward; right·arm bent, extended leftward, with right·hand supporting; left·arm bent, raised, with left·hand supporting) (lower·body: upright; frontward-leftward; two serpent-protomes extended laterally, addorsed; right·serpent swirling, extended leftward-upward, with head pointing leftward-upward; left·serpent swirling, extended rightward-upward, with head pointing rightward-upward) |
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aspect.4: |
"object.1" [offering.A] (vertical?; upward?; frontward?) |
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aspect.5: |
"object.2" [offering.B] (vertical?; upward?; frontward?) |
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aspect.6: |
"object.3" [container.A] (suspended; vertical?; upward?) |
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aspect.7: |
"object.4" [container.B] (suspended; vertical?; upward?) |
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aspect.8: |
"object.5" [libation bowl] (suspended; upward; tilted frontward) |
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aspect.9: |
"object.6" [scepter] (vertical; upward) |
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aspect.10: |
"object.7" [chair] (vertical; upward; leftward) |
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aspect.11: |
"object.8" [platform] (horizontal; upward) |
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aspect.12: |
"object.9" [toga] (wrapped; free-flowing; folding) |
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aspect.13: |
"object.10" [groundline] (horizontal) |
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 vector.1: |
"main composition" (periphery-bottom → center-top) |
Operators
(Relations): |
 contact.1: |
deity.1" [Zeus] ⟨holding ⟨in right·hand⟩⟩ "object.5" [libation bowl] |
| contact.2: |
deity.1" [Zeus] ⟨libating ⟨with⟩⟩ "object.5" [libation bowl] |
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contact.3: |
deity.1" [Zeus] ⟨holding ⟨in left·hand⟩⟩ "object.6" [scepter] |
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contact.4: |
deity.1" [Zeus] ⟨seating ⟨on⟩⟩ "object.7" [chair] |
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contact.5: |
deity.1" [Zeus] ⟨resting ⟨feet on⟩⟩ "object.8" [platform] |
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contact.6: |
"deity.1" [Zeus] ⟨wearing ⟨on lower·body⟩⟩ "object.9" [toga] |
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contact.7: |
"creature.1" [Giant.A (ophiopode)] ⟨holding ⟨in right·hand⟩⟩ "set.1" [ritual offering.A] |
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contact.8: |
"creature.1" [Giant.A (ophiopode)] ⟨standing ⟨upon⟩⟩ "object.10" [groundline] |
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contact.9: |
"creature.2" [Giant.B (ophiopode)] ⟨holding ⟨in left·hand⟩⟩ "set.2" [ritual offering.B] |
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contact.10: |
"creature.2" [Giant.B (ophiopode)] ⟨standing ⟨upon⟩⟩ "object.10" [groundline] |
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contact.11: |
"object.7" [chair] ⟨standing ⟨upon⟩⟩ "object.8" [platform] |
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contact.12: |
"pair.1" [Giants (ophiopode)] ⟨propping ⟨with their hands⟩⟩ "cluster.1" [Zeus libating scene] |
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 conflict: |
Ø |
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 context: |
Ø |
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 contiguity: |
Ø |
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 inversion: |
Ø |
| ● Iconographic Type: Prominence |
Occurrences
(Registered Instances): |
 very rare |
1-6 specimens |
 sparse |
7-18 specimens |
| common |
19-60 specimens |
| abundant |
60+ specimens |
| ● Iconographic Type: Selected Universal Subject References |
ICONCLASS
(Codes and Descriptions): |
91C2(+6) |
the Giants, Gigantes (with serpents for feet), and their battle against the gods
(+ suffering, misfortune) |
| 91C21(+6) |
battle of the Giants against the gods: gigantomachy (+ suffering, misfortune) |
| 91C22(...)(+8) |
single named Giants (with NAME)
(+ attributes) |
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