File:EB1911 Tapestry - Egypto-Roman - Hermes holding the caduceus and a purse.jpg
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English: The square is from a tunic or robe and is of tapestry-weaving in bright-coloured wools, with a representation of Hermes holding the caduceus in one hand and a purse in the other. About his head is a nimbus and his name in Greek characters. This is Egypto-Roman work of about the 1st or 2nd century and is 6½ inches square. |
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| Date | published 1911 | |||
| Source | “Tapestry,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 26, 1911, fig. 8 (plate I). | |||
| Author | Unknown artist | |||
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| current | 20:14, 14 February 2019 | | 677 × 641 (110 KB) | Bob Burkhardt | {{Information |description ={{en|1=The square is from a tunic or robe and is of tapestry-weaving in bright-coloured wools, with a representation of Hermes holding the caduceus in one hand and a purse in the other. About his head is a nimbus and his name in Greek characters. This is Egypto-Roman work of about the 1st or 2nd century and is 6½ inches square.}} |date =published 1911 |source =“Tapestry,” ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (11th ed.), v. 26, 1911, fig. 8 (plate I). |auth... |
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