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Nomos of Caulonia
Obverse: Apollo, nude, striding right, holding laurel branch in raised right hand, supporting running daimon figure (tutelary spirit) on left; daimon nude, right, holding branch; stag standing, looking back, to right; separate exergual lines for Apollo and stag; complex border of dashes and dots. Reverse: Same types as obverse, reversed and incuse except daimon outline in relief; no incuse or relief of obverse inscription on reverse. This example is possibly a modern cast.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
1962 | The Arts of Man. Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas. |
Geographies
Italy, Magna Graecia, Caulonia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 1 3/16 in. (3.03 cm); axis: 12:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.532