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Eternal Egypt: Hercules Fighting a Lion
The pottery piece is from the bottom of a patera, an ancient Roman shallow bowl without handles. It shows a scene of the Greek hero Hercules fighting the Nemean lion.
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Eternal Egypt: Part of a Plate's Bottom
This part from a plate's bottom has a scene of the Virgin Mary and a half scene of Jesus Christ.
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Eternal Egypt: Silver Base of a Fruit Plates
A base made of silver used for fruit plates. The base is a circular disc on which plates could be placed. Underneath the disc, there are two circular frames, and three short legs on which the disc is supported.