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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-vat-062. A winged genius (Aeon?) holding an astrological globe entwined by the bearded serpent and carrying Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius (r. 138-161 AD) and his wife Annia Galeria Faustina (d. 140 AD) to Heaven (partially shown). |
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| Marble | High relief (Antoninus Pius' Column, base, front panel, carved deco-ration, detail) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD) and Lucius Verus (161-169 AD), 161 AD |
Monte Citorio, Campus Martius, Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Musei Vaticani (Cor-tile della Pinacoteca), 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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