Antiquities of the Jews 11.235-236

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Literature: prose
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Antiquities of the Jews 11.235-236
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εἰσῄει δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν μετὰ δέους. ὡς δὲ κατὰ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καθεζομένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου γίνεται τὸν βασιλικὸν περικειμένου κόσμον, οὗτος δ’ ἦν ἐκ ποικίλης μὲν ἐσθῆτος, χρυσοῦ δὲ καὶ λίθου πολυτελοῦς, φοβερώτερον καὶ δι’ αὐτὰ μᾶλλον θεασαμένη καί τι κἀκείνου προσιδόντος αὐτὴν ἀπηνέστερον καὶ διακεκαυμένῳ ὑπὸ τῆς ὀργῆς τῷ προσώπῳ, πάρεσις αὐτὴν εὐθὺς λαμβάνει καὶ τοῖς παρὰ πλευρὸν οὖσιν ἀχανὴς ἐπέπεσεν
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Type of Thing Ornamented
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King Ahasuerus
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing: Insignia
Medium/a Ornamenting
Royal apparel - garment with gold and precious stones
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A00884
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