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Relief fragment with Agathos Daimon in front of an offering table

Relief fragment with Agathos Daimon in front of an offering table
The snake god Agathos Daimon is depicted coiling in side-view, filling the frame almost completely. He faces right; in front of him is an offering table with three offerings on it: in the centre a fir-cone or a bunch of grapes, on each side a round fruit or cake.
The frame is crowned with a cornice.
Present location ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM
Inventory number APM 7945
Dating ROMAN PERIOD
Archaeological Site UNKNOWN
Category RELIEF
Material LIMESTONE
Technique HIGH RELIEF
Height 18.1 cm
Width 26 cm
Depth 5.9 cm
http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=12519
Bibliography•W.M. van Haarlem (ed.), CAA Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam, Fasc. III, 1995, 93-94

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