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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-032. Cult statue of god Apollo in the Citharoedus (Citharede) aspect, with his left hand holding a kithara, resting on a tripod (of Delphi?), entwined by a large climbing serpent (the iconographic reference to the Delphian serpent Python?) and pouring libation (?) with his right over a quadruped (gryphon?), sitting beside a laurel tree (Laurus nobilis); another, similar tree is behind the tripod. |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
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| Marble | High relief (North face, left (east) side, frieze, second medallion, carved decoration, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, spolia from an un-known monument from the time of Hadrian (r. 117-138 AD); Constantine the Great (r. 306- 337 AD), 312-315 AD |
Via Triumphalis, between Colosseum and Palatine Hill, Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Arco di Costantino (Arch of Constantine) |
| 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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