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Relief fragment of the Agathos Daimon

Relief fragment of the Agathos Daimon
The snake god Agathos Daimon is represented as a grim-looking, coiling uraeus, wearing the Double Crown and a peculiar beard. In his coils are an ear of corn (on the left), and a lotus and a lotus flower and bud (on the right).
The snake is executed in very high relief, the attributes are less high.
Present location ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM
Inventory number APM 7809
Dating ROMAN PERIOD
Archaeological Site UNKNOWN
Category RELIEF
Material LIMESTONE
Technique HIGH RELIEF
Height 34 cm
Width 18.1 cm
Depth 5.2 cm
Bibliography•W.M. van Haarlem (ed.), CAA Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam, Fasc. III, 1995, 91-92
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