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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-vat-061. (A) Serpent-entwined and "crowned" winged leontocephalic (lion-headed) Mithraic deity (Aeon?) with the thunderbolt (keraunos in Greek, fulmen in Latin) in the middle of his chest, holding a key with twelve drill-holes in his right hand and long staff and a whip (?) in his left; pair of tongs, a hammer, kerykeion (caduceus) with two confronted serpents entwined around the staff, a cock, and a pinecone are placed beside the deity's lower legs. (B) Serpent-entwined and "crowned" winged leontocephalic (lion-headed) Mithraic deity (Aeon?) with the four cardinal astrological signs of Zodiac on his body (Aries and Libra on the chest and Cancer and Capricorn on each upper thigh), holding torches (?) in his hands, and standing on a globe. |
| Item: | Medium: | Category (Object): |
Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Provenience: | Collection: |
| A. | White marble, red paint (traces) |
Sculpture (Carved statue, painted) |
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 № ? |
| B. | White marble |
Sculpture (Carved statue) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, 100-200 AD |
Villa Albani, Roma, 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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