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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-029. Infant god Apollo and his elder twin sister, goddess Artemis, drawing their bows and aiming arrows at the rearing serpent Python at the Castalian Spring of Delphi; their mother, goddess of womanly demure and motherhood Leto (Latona), accompanied by satyr (Silenus or Papposilenus?) and maenad, observing the event in amazement; ivy wreath encircling the scene. |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
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| Bronze | Engraving (Mirror, back side, engraved decorati- on, detail) |
Unknown | Early/Middle Clas-sical, 480-400 BC | Palestrina, Lazio, Central Italy (Etruria) |
Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Rome, Inventory № ? |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Italian 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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