pipe stopper

Copper and bronze pipe stopper with a medallion-shaped end on each side of which is depicted a figure which acts as an optical illusion in that two different images can be seen depending on which way the object is held. Latin text around the rim on both sides.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn2356
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 70 mm x 34 mm x 11 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
copper; bronze
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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