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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-vat-060. Alexei Alexeev and the sculptural image of the serpent-entwined Mithraic deity (Aeon?) and kerykeion (caduceus) with two confronted serpents entwined around the staff. |
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| White marble | Sculpture (Carved statue, painted, detail) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, 100-200 AD |
Mithraeum of C. Valerius Heracles & Sons (Fagan Mi-thraeum), Ostia Antica, Lazio Central Italy |
Musei Vaticani (Mu-sei della Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana & Museo Profano), 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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