Beazley ArchiveGemsClassical Phoenician Scarab Corpus


41. EAGLE ATTACKS

The quarry is a goat, hare or snake.

West


41/1 Gibraltar 29, from Gorham's Cave. AJBA 2 (1972) 135, fig. 3 (Culican); Lopez de la Orden, no. 27. BH. Goat.

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41/2 Ibiza no. 132 (Madrid 37009). BH. Goat V

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41/3 Ibiza no. 133 (Ibiza 4799). BL. Goat, over a cross-hatched 'mountain'. IV

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41/4 Ibiza no. 134 (Ibiza 6201). BL. Goat. IV

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41/5 Ibiza no. 135 (Madrid 37008). BH. Snake. V

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41/6 Cagliari 19829, from Tharros. BH. Goat. IV

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41/7 Cagliari 19828, from Tharros. BL. Goat. II

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41/8 Spano Coll., from Tharros. Marmora, pl. B 87. BH. Hare?.

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41/9 S. Carta Coll., from Tharros. Marmora, pl. B 86. BH. Hare?

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41/10 Carthage no. 620. BH. Goat. IV/V

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41/11 Carthage no. 621. BH. Hare? III

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41/12 Carthage no. 622. BL. Goat? III

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41/13 From Utica. BullArch 1926, 227, T.14. 'Goat'.

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41/14 Kerkouan Museum. REPPAL 9 (1995) pl. 3.8. BH; in gold hoop C. Goat.

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41/15 New York, Rosen 186, from Tunisia. BH. Goat; disc-and-crescent above. III

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41/16 Berlin no. 138, pl. 33 (F 105), from Sardinia. BH. Snake; sheep's head in front.


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East

41/17 Jerusalem, Israel Museum 76-42-2493. BH. Goat; on a cross-hatched 'mountain'.

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OTHER MATERIALS


41/X1 Karthago III, no. 175. Clay bulla, Goat.

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41/X2 Pres.Ena Coll., from Tharros. Marmora, pl. B 85. Cornelian in gold mount. BH. Snake.

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41/X3 London, BM ANE 105004, from Cyprus. Light green glass scaraboid. D. Barag, Western Asiatic Glass I (1985) no. 98. Goat.


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42. WINGED CREATURES

See also Pegasos and Sea subjects

A. Winged boar forepart

See AGGems 146-7 for this Greek fantasy.

West


42/1 S. Carta Coll., from Tharros. Marmora, pl. B 96; GazArch 1878, 50, 2. BH.

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42/2 Paris, BN, de Luynes 292. GazArch 1878, 50 left. BH. I


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B. Winged lions

West


42/3 Ibiza no. 145 (Barcelona 2224). BH. Walking. III

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42/4 Ibiza no. 146 (Madrid 37032). BH. Seated. V

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42/5 Chessa Coll., from Tharros. Hölbl, Sard no. 235bis.

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42/6 Chessa Coll., from Tharros. Hölbl, Sard no. 235ter.

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42/7 Tharros pl. 62c (BM ANE 133692), London no. 413. BH. Standing, horned, with one forepaw raised. III

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Other

42/8 Paris, BN, Chandon de Briailles. BH. Crouching; branch in front. IV

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42/9 Copenhagen NM M 191. BH. Forepart. III


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C. Winged bull

West


42/10 Ibiza no. 147 (Madrid 36974). BH. Runs. III

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42/11 Copenhagen, P. Fossing, Catalogue of the antique engraved gems. Thorwaldsen Museum (1929) no. 2, pl. 1. BH. Runs. III


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D. Other monsters

West

42/12 Ibiza no. 131. BL. Lion- or griffin-headed bird. IV

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42/13 Cagliari 19788, from Tharros. AG pl. 15.32; Hölbl, Sard no. 37. BL. Siren wearing flat cap, holding a waz sceptre, over a lotus and two buds. V

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42/14 Cagliari 9535 (Spano 100). BH. Combined boar-cock (?).

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42/15 Pres.Ena Coll., from Tharros. Marmora, pl. B 105. BH. Forepart of crowned man (?) holding a tray (?) attached to the body of a scorpion.

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42/16 Ibiza no. 93 (New York no. 15, pl. 4; 31.11.14). BH. Forepart of Isis with horned-disc crown and both hands raised, palms out, attached to scorpion body with sickle wings. I

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42/17 Ibiza no. 95 (Boston 27.659, LHG no. 11, pl. 2). BH. Forepart of bearded man with hands raised, palms out, attached to a winged-lion body. I

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42/18 Carthage no. 619. BH. Forepart of human (woman?) with hand(s?) raised, attached to a cock body. III


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OTHER MATERIALS

Type A


42/X1 Pres. Ena Coll., from Tharros. Marmora, pl. B 97; GazArch 1878, 50, 3. BH.

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42/X2 Cagliari 425, from Tharros. Anecd pl. 27.B41. Green glass scaraboid.

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42/X3 Agate. Ann 1885, pl. GH 27. BH.


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43. VARIOUS ANIMALS

A. Heads, foreparts of sheep, goats

West


43/1 Ibiza no. 129 (Madrid 37020). BH. Head and neck of goat. IV

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43/2 Ibiza no. 130 (Ibiza 3129). BH. Head of ram. IV

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43/3 Cagliari 365, from Tharros. Anecd pl. 27.B35. BH. Forepart of ram. V

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43/4 Carthage no. 643. BH. Head and neck of goat. V
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Other

43/5 Rome 126345. RPA 30/1 (1957/9), 226, fig. 2. BH. Head of sheep.

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43/6 Rome 10799. RPA 30/1 (1957/9), 226, fig. 10. BL. Forepart of goat.


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B. Deer, antelope, goats

The distinction is not always observed nor the shortness of tail.

West


43/7 Ibiza no. 128. BH. Goat walking.

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43/8 Cagliari 367, from Tharros. Anecd pl. 27.B33. BH. Stag.

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43/9 Chessa Coll. from Tharros. BAS 9, 88; Ebers, pl. G 60. BH. Recumbent stag (?). IV

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43/10 Cagliari 19830, from Tharros. BH. Recumbent goat. III

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43/11 Cagliari 382, from Tharros. Anecd pl. 27.B32; OrAnt 23 (1984) pl. 8.2 (Acquaro). BH. Running goat. III

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43/12 Chessa Coll., from Tharros. Ebers, pl. G 40. BL. Walking goat. IV

East


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43/13 Nicosia A.I. 1117, from Agia Irini. Reyes, no. 103. BL. Standing stag. II

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43/14 Paris, Bibl.Nat., de Clercq no. 2474, pl. 16 (E 25804), from Tortosa. BH. Walking goat. IV

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Other

43/15 Oxford. BL. Walking goat. III


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C. Boars, sows

West


43/16 Cagliari 9488 (Spano 39), from Tharros. Ebers, pl. H 62. BH. Letter? below. I

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43/17 Cagliari 19821, from Tharros. Bresciani 18, pl. 1c. Scaraboid. BH.

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43/18 Spano Coll., from Tharros. BAS 2, 55, fig.; 4, 98, fig.; 7, 187, fig., with tomb group of glass beads. BH.

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43/19 Carthage no. 642. BL. III

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Other

43/20 Manchester Univ. Museum. BL. Summary.

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43/21 St Petersburg 555. AG pl. 7.42. BH;EXCR; back with split ridge. Sow with piglet. On her back a bird and ape. III

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43/22 Israel Museum 76-42-2377. Sow.

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D. Dogs

West

43/23 Ibiza no. 126 (Barcelona 9376). BH. Bitch scratching muzzle with hindleg. I

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43/24 Cagliari 19827, from Tharros. BL. Walking. IV

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43/25 Cagliari 359, from Tharros. Anecd pl. 25.B19; Hölbl, Sard no. 231. BL. Egyptian jackal seated beneath flying falcon. IV

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43/26 Cagliari 19820, from Tharros. BH. Scratching muzzle with hindleg; standard (?) with diamond-shaped top in background. I


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E. Horses

West


43/27 Ibiza no. 127 (Moreno 5). BH. Walking. III

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43/28 Cagliari 14. BH. Running. I

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43/29 Cagliari 368, from Tharros. Anecd pl. 27.B34. BL. Incomplete.

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43/30 Cagliari 19818, from Tharros. AG pl. 15.85. BH. Rolling; three flowers at top border. III

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43/31 Oxford III, no. 492 (Fortnum G 21), from Tharros. BH; flattened tail. Walking. III

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Other

43/32 Malibu, IR no. 119. BH. Rear view. I


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F. Insects

West


43/33 Gibraltar 27, from Gorham's Cave. AJBA 2 (1972) 135, fig. 3 (Culican) BH. Fly.

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43/34 Ibiza no. 136 (Madrid 37008). BH;PB. Scorpion. IV

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43/35 Cagliari 9530 (Spano 78), from Tharros. Ebers, pl. H 68. BH. Fly. V

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43/36 Cagliari 19826, from Tharros. BH. Locust. III

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43/37 Pres. Ena Coll. from Tharros. Marmora, pl. B 95; GazArch 1877, 74, 4. BH. Winged ant.

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43/38 Carthage no. 639. BH. Scorpion. V

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43/39 From Utica. BullArch 1926, 228, T.20. 'Scorpion?'.


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G. Whirls of two half-animals

West


43/40 Ibiza no. 144 (Ibiza 2895). BL. Winged lion: winged horse. II/III

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43/41 Tharros pl. 61f (BM ANE 133399), London no. 422. BH; on gold hoop. Lion: antelope. V

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43/42 Tharros pl. 61g (BM ANE 134203), London no. 421. BH. Lion: boar. I

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43/43 Cagliari 9479 (Spano 62bis), from Tharros. Ebers, pl. H 73. Lion: boar. IV

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43/44 Lord Vernon Coll., from Tharros. Marmora, pl. B 91. BL. 2 goats.

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43/45 From Caralis. Taramelli, 160, fig. 71. BH. Lion: bull.

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East

43/46 Paris, BN, Pauvert no. 42, pl. 5, from Asia Minor. BH. Lion: boar. I


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Other

43/47 Paris, BN, Pauvert no. 43, pl. 5. BH. Lion: boar. III

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H. Joined human/animal

West


43/48 Chessa. Coll., from Sardinia. Ebers, pl. H 72; AG pl. 15.51. BH. Upper half of dressed warrior with helmet, spear and shield attached to forepart of a horse. III

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43/49 Cagliari 12, from Tharros. BH. Dressed man with lion head stands before a table or altar. III

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43/50 Berlin no. 137, pl. 32, from Sardinia. AG pl. 7.31. BH. Kneeling man, the upper half and tail a lion's.


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I. Waterbird with dolphin head

43/51 From Caralis. Taramelli, 159-160, fig. 74. BH.

 

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Other

43/52 Paris, Bibl.Nat., de Clercq (E 25901). BH;PB.


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J. Others

West

43/53 Chessa Coll., from Tharros. Hölbl, Sard no. 233. Ibis with spread wings over nb.

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43/54 From Caralis. BAS 2, 123, fig. Hölbl, Sard no. 232. BH. Bird over crocodile. Flower at border.

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43/55 Cagliari 19832, from Tharros. BH. Squatting animal and fish? IV

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43/56 Cagliari 35130 (Gouin/Spano, or two replicas), from Tharros. Marmora, pl. B 92; GazArch 1877, 74, 3. BL. Four mice and a sack. For the subject see Boardman and Wagner, forthcoming (a Greek specimen); and 43/X3. IV

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43/57 Carthage no. 641. BH. Horse forepart and sheep's head. III

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43/58 Carthage no. 580. BH. Seated jackal over crocodile. V

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Other

43/59 Private. Wiegandt no. 42. BH;EXnb. Foreparts of a lion and bull confronted. The motif is that of Anatolian coins attributed to Croesus or to mints succeeding him and serving the Persian satrapy. Here it does indicate some Anatolian connection, cognate with the sources of much else hellenizing in these scarabs, but of earlier inspiration, and possibly purely Greek, though the separated nb is notable.

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43/60 London no. 337, pl. 6. Round scarab. Double ground line. Ape walking. Egyptian?


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OTHER MATERIALS

West


43/X1 Cagliari 424, from Tharros. Anecd pl. 27.B40. Blue glass scaraboid. BL. Walking goat.

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43/X2 Chessa Coll. from Tharros. Cornelian. Ebers, pl. H 69; BAS 10, 29. BH. Snake and frog. Cf. the ring, Ibiza 4568, R.40.

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43/X3 Kerkouan Museum. REPPAL 9 (1995) pl. 3.9. Cornelian. BL. Four mice and a sack (see 43/56).

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43/X4 Kerkouan Museum. REPPAL 9 (1995) pl. 15.36. Cornelian. BH; in gold mount and hoop B. Sow.

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East

43/X5 Paris, Bibl.Nat., de Clercq no. 2605, pl. 17, from Byblos. Biblo pl. 6.6 (Gubel). Cornelian. EXV; in gold mount. Seated cat in a papyrus and bud thicket.

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Other

43/X6 Paris, BN, de Luynes 294. Agate. BH; spine. Lion and horse foreparts joined (not whirl).


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44. VARIOUS

West


44/1 Albacete Mus. 7418, from Los Villares de Hoya Gonzalo, in a tomb with Attic 4th-century vases. Padro, New 35.01. 'Black'. A figure leaping forward with arms raised, a very large head; before it a lion moving away; star above. See the next.

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44/2 Cartagena Mus., from Cartagena. Padro, New 36.02. 'Black'; in silver hoop B. A poorly cut skirted figure, walking, holding a bow? and cup? An 'unorthodox Herakles'? This and the last may have been recut locally.

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44/3 Ibiza no. 222 (Ibiza 6153). BH. Uncertain; half missing.

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44/4 Tharros pl. 57c (BM ANE 133941), London no. 383, pl. 7; LRings no. 286. Hölbl, Sard no. 247. BH; in gold mount with wavy wire sides and hoop A. A tall gable-topped structure with a cock on it; flanked by two male figures; papyrus stalk at each side; all on a cavetto base. Tharros 101 on the possible relationship of the structure to Punic rather than eastern tomb monuments. I

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44/5 Cagliari 91830, from Tharros. ArchEsp 56 (1983) 235-238 (Acquaro). BH. A pot (crater) with two vertical handles and decorated shoulder; two profile satyr heads above, and disc-and-crescent.

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44/6 Cagliari 9484, from Tharros. BH. A figure wearing a long striated skirt holding two tendrils in each raised hand, one pair ending in large discs (flowers?). IV

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44/7 Cagliari 19861, from Tharros. AG pl. 15.63. BH. A skirted figure holding a long flower stem, with side shoots; behind, four flowers attached to the border. IV

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44/8 From Utica. BullArch 1926, 227, T.16. 'Naked running man seizing a bull'.


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