De Natura Animalium 10.22

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
De Natura Animalium 10.22
Quotation
Αἰγύπτιοι δὲ Ἥρας μὲν ἱερὸν ὄρνιν εἶναι πεπιστεύκασι τὸν γῦπα, κοσμοῦσι δὲ τὴν τῆς Ἴσιδος κεφαλὴν γυπὸς πτεροῖς, καὶ τοῖς τῶν προπυλαίων ὀρόφοις ἐνετόρευσαν γυπῶν πτέρυγας
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Visual Work: Sculpture: Deity
Object/ Person Ornamented
Statues of Isis
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Feathers
Medium/a Ornamenting
Vulture feathers
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Egyptians
Item Identifier
A01949
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Derived directly from text