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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAM-can-043. Head of Perseus (erroneusly identified in the museum's description as Mercury as a result of mixing-up the gryphon-cap with winged petasos) and two undulating snakes. |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
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| Ceramic (earthenware) | Miniature sculpture (Strap handle, plas- tic decoration, detail) |
Unknown | Early Hellenistic/ Late Canosan, 300-275 BC |
Canosa, Apulia, South-East Italy |
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Inventory № 919.5.59 |
| 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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