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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAM-can-027. Gorgoneion (the severed head of Gorgon Medusa) encircled by two confronted snakes with their bodies tied by two double knots; battle of Greeks and Amazons. |
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| Plaster, gold paint (Archefact: gold) |
Sculpture, modern reconstruction (Archefact: chryselephantine statue, Athena's shield, outer face, detail) |
G.P. Stevens, Sylvia Hahn (Archefact: Phidias, 480-430 BC) |
Canada, 1970 (Archefact: Middle Classical, 446-438 BC) |
Research laboratory (Archefact: Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Attica, Central Greece) |
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Inventory № 962.228.16 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First* Canadian Expedition, 6-8 September 2015, 20-21 May 2017, 1-3 September 2017, 23-24 September 2018). 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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