Figurine
| Object Number: | 48-2-286 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Turkey (Country) |
| Date Made: | 0-99 AD |
| Early Date: | 0 |
| Late Date: | 99 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Bronze |
| Iconography: | Snake |
| Height: | 7 cm |
| Width: | 3.9 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
| Other Number: | 4 - Collector Number L-2-217 - Old Loan Number |
Description
Snake. Brown patina with traces of green. Snake is complete except for the tip of tail. Coiled in upright position. Beard and top knot. Scales look like a series of V's. On pattern there are lines running the length of body. Eyes are grooved and pupils are dotted.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Warden, P. G. 1997. The Hilprecht Collection of Greek, Italic, and Roman Bronzes in the University of Pennsylvania Museum.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 60, no. 207, pl. 22 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Thesis] Moore, Charlotte B. 1969. Description and analysis of the bronze and lead objects in the Herman V. Hilprecht Collection, the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 102-103, no. 103; p. 328, fig. 77 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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