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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-vat-017. Goddess Hygieia (Valetudo) feeding a snake from a miniature phiale (patera) (?) and wearing a tiara decorated with gorgoneion (the severed head of Gorgon Medusa), flanked by two confronted undulating snakes. |
| Medium: | Category (Object): |
Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Provenience: | Collection: |
| Marble | Sculpture (Carved statue, detail) |
Unknown | TBD | TBD | Musei Vaticani (Mu-seo Chiaramonti), Vatican, Inventory № ? |
| 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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