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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 8179531, member: 5833"][ATTACH=full]425858[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]425859[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Top left would just be described as a silenus with a staff facing a goat.</p><p><br /></p><p>Top right is obscured by pitch or whatever it is covering head & the trimming of the stone down so that what she is holding in her outstretched hand is incomplete. From what I can see, think it is Victory/Nike with a trophy of arms, but cannot be entirely sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom left has similar issues obscuring identity. My best guess is that it is Hygieia, but this is mainly based on guessing at things I can't see.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom right I'm not sure I'm seeing correctly. A head on a plinth? Or something else altogether?</p><p><br /></p><p>The fact that bits have been cut off around the edges makes me think they are impressions of gems, not hand engraved. The bottom 2 may be what is called sulphur, a kind of wax that is quite hard when cooled.</p><p><br /></p><p>My apologies, but I don't feel as though I can presume on my Arabic-reading contact to help out here again so soon.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 8179531, member: 5833"][ATTACH=full]425858[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]425859[/ATTACH] Top left would just be described as a silenus with a staff facing a goat. Top right is obscured by pitch or whatever it is covering head & the trimming of the stone down so that what she is holding in her outstretched hand is incomplete. From what I can see, think it is Victory/Nike with a trophy of arms, but cannot be entirely sure. Bottom left has similar issues obscuring identity. My best guess is that it is Hygieia, but this is mainly based on guessing at things I can't see. Bottom right I'm not sure I'm seeing correctly. A head on a plinth? Or something else altogether? The fact that bits have been cut off around the edges makes me think they are impressions of gems, not hand engraved. The bottom 2 may be what is called sulphur, a kind of wax that is quite hard when cooled. My apologies, but I don't feel as though I can presume on my Arabic-reading contact to help out here again so soon.[/QUOTE]
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