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English: Corbridge Lanx, silver tray depicting a shrine to Apollo (4th century AD), found on the bank of river Tyne, at Corbridge, England. Probably part of a hoard. British Museum
Français : Corbridge Lanx, plateau d'argent représentant le passage de l'Empereur Julien dans l'île de Delos (réalisé vers 365), trouvé dans les sables de la rivière Tyne, à Corbridge, en Angleterre. Présence d'un vertragus près de l'autel de Diane (en bas à gauche).
Date 2009
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Source/Photographer Michel wal (travail personnel (own work))

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British Museum reference 1993,0401.1
Detailed description Decorated silver platter or lanx. , The scene shows, left to right: the goddess Artemis, holding a bow; the helmeted goddess Athena, her hand raised to indicate conversation; a standing female figure; a seated female figure; the god Apollo at the entrance to a shrine, holding a bow, his lyre at his feet. In the foreground stands an altar flanked by Artemis's hound and fallen stag and a griffin, a mythical beast associated with Apollo.
Size Length: 503 mm (19.8 in) Width: 380 mm (15 in) Weight: 4600 grammes
Location Room 49

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