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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-gre-023. Two birds, both attacking swirling serpents with round eyes, prominent ears, and protruding tongues. |
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| Reused marble spolia from earlier building (?) |
High relief (West façade, right (south) side, frieze, second panel, carved decoration, in situ) |
Unknown | Byzantine, Irene of Athens (r. 775-780/790, 797-802 AD), 700s AD (?); most likely: 1200s AD, possibly even later |
Athens, Attica, Central Greece |
Little Metropolis (Church of Agios Eleutherios, Panagia Gorgoepikoos) |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Greek Expedition, 30 April - 22 May 2009). 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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