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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-vat-065. Nahash (Serpent of the Garden of Eden) entwining the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Paradise, flanked by Eve, covering her private parts with her left hand and passing the fruit (?) with her right and Adam, covering his private parts with his left hand and reaching for the fruit (?) with his right. |
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| Marble, red paint | Engraving (Sarcophagus with Biblical scenes, chest, front panel's decora-tion, painted, detail) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial/ Early Christian, the age of Constantine the Great (r. 306-337 AD) and his succes-sors, 300-350 AD |
Uncertain suburban necropolis, Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Musei Vaticani (Mu-seo Pio Cristiano), Vatican, Inventory № 32458 |
| 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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