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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Head of Heracles-Melqart
Work_PrefTitle
Head of Heracles-Melqart
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Overall view from front; top of head above curls has lion head, attribute of Heracles
Image_Title
Overall view from front; top of head above curls has lion head, attribute of Heracles
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Cypriote sculptor)
Agent_Display
unknown (Cypriote sculptor)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Barracco (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Barracco (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 166/A
Work_LocationNotes
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 166/A
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.896111 12.477222
GPS
41.896111 12.477222
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 5th century BCE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 5th century BCE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Cypriote
Work_Culture
Cypriote
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Cypriote
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Cypriote
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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painted limestone
Work_MaterialDisplay
painted limestone
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Subjects:
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deities; Heracles (Greek mythological character); Hercules (Roman mythological character)
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
deities; Heracles (Greek mythological character); Hercules (Roman mythological character)
Subjects
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Description:
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From Cyprus. Melqart was the tutelary god of the Phoenician city of Tyre. In Greek, by interpretatio graeca he was identified with Heracles and referred to as the Tyrian Herakles. Both Phoenician and Greek influences were strong in Cyprus. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
From Cyprus. Melqart was the tutelary god of the Phoenician city of Tyre. In Greek, by interpretatio graeca he was identified with Heracles and referred to as the Tyrian Herakles. Both Phoenician and Greek influences were strong in Cyprus. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A2-I-R-MB-HHM-A01
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A2-I-R-MB-HHM-A01
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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