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1) Goat, representing bile (chole) of the wild goat;
2) Goose bleeding from neck, representing blood (aima) of the goose;
3) Goat defecating, representing dung (kopros) of the mountain goat.
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1) Rooster defecating, representing dung (kopros) of the rooster;
2) Dung, representing human dung (kopros);
3) Vial of urine, representing human urine (ouron).
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1) Three blister beetles, inscribed bouprestis;
2) Cow's fat (stear).
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1) Frog, representing blood (aima) of the green frog;
2) Cow drinking?, representing cow's dung (apopatos);
3) Two earthworms, inscribed ges entera.
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1) Eagle with spread wings, representing eagle's dung (kopros);
2) Domesticated weasel, inscribed gale katoikidios.
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1) Serpent, representing skin of the serpent, inscribed geras opheos;
2) Vessel containing milk, representing dog's milk, inscribed galaktos kynos.
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Container of garum (fish or meat paste), inscribed garous.
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1) Hedgehog, inscribed echinos chersaios;
2) Greasy wool, inscribed eria rypara.
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1) Cauldron containing wool on fire, representing burned wool, inscribed eria kekaumena;
2) Viper, inscribed echidnes kreon.
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1) Four bones, representing stag's marrow, inscribed elaphiou myelon;
2) Lid beside kettle filled with broth on fire, inscribed zomos neosson;
3) Kettle filled with broth on fire, inscribed zomos palaion alektryonon.
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1) Vessel with lid at side, containing fish broth, inscribed zomos ichthyon;
2) Two-handled vessel, representing broth of fats, inscribed zomos steaton.
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1) Four pairs of shoe soles, inscribed kassymata apo ton upodematon;
2) Two beavers, one biting off testicles, inscribed kastor.
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1) Two caterpillars, inscribed kampon;
2) Three blister beetles, inscribed kantharidon.
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1) Barking dog in left profile, inscribed kynos;
2) Fish called goby or gudgeon, inscribed kobios.
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1) Crab in water, inscribed karkinos;
2) Four snails, inscribed kochlia.
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1) Fish called mainis, in water, inscribed meneidos;
2) Shells of sea mussels, inscribed myakon;
3) Two mice, inscribed myon;
4) Two shrewmice, inscribed mygalai.
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Two-handled container of honey, inscribed meli.
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1) Electric Ray in water, inscribed narke thalassia;
2) Serpent, representing slough or skin of a serpent, inscribed opheos;
3) Two onyxes, the lids of cockles, inscribed onyxon.
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1) Wood Lice, inscribed onoi;
2) Four Asses' hooves, inscribed onyches onon;
3) Ass defecating, representing dung (kopros) of the ass.
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1) Stomach, representing bile of the sheep, inscribed probaton choles;
2) Sheep defecating, representing dung of the sheep, inscribed probaton kopros.
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1) Pigeon, representing pigeon's dung, inscribed kopros peristeras;
2) Stork, representing stork's dung, inscribed kopros pelargou;
3) Child urinating, representing urine of an uncorrupted child, inscribed paidos aphthorou ouron.
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1) Bee glue, inscribed propolis;
2) Two murexes, inscribed porphyron;
3) Two murexes which inhabit rivers, inscribed potamon porphyras.
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1) Jellyfish, inscribed pneumon thalassios;
2) Cockroach, in water?, inscribed silphe;
3) Sheatfish, in water, inscribed silouros.
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1) Cuttlefish in water, inscribed sepeas;
2) Centipede, inscribed skolopendra;
3) Salamander, inscribed salamandra.
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1) Lizard, inscribed saura;
2) Seps, inscribed seps;
3) Skink, inscribed skigkos.
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1) Two snail shells, representing central column in a snail's shell, inscribed kionidon;
2) Four bed bugs, inscribed koridon.
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1) Crested lark, inscribed korydos;
2) Two sea hares in water, inscribed lagoos thalattios;
3) Rabbit, inscribed lagoos chersaios.
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1) Great Weever (a large fish), in water, inscribed drakon thalassios;
2) Stag, representing genitalia of stag, inscribed elaphou aidoia;
3) Head of Stag, representing hart's horn, inscribed elaphou.
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1) Two elephant tusks, inscribed elephantos;
2) Viper, cut in three pieces, inscribed echidne;
3) Three sea urchins, inscribed echinos thalassios.
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Plant beside serpent shedding its skin.
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1) Stag's head, representing hart's horn?, inscribed elaphou kephale;
2) Lignite, inscribed lithos gagates;
3) Rosemary, inscribed libanotis.
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1) Scorpion, inscribed skorpios;
2) Smaris (a small sea fish), inscribed smaris;
3) Wild boar, representing urine of the wild boar, inscribed syagriou ouron;
4) Three pieces of fat, representing spice from fats, inscribed steaton aromatismos.
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"Vessel and piece of fat, inscribed ""how fat should be made to resemble marjoram"" (Greek)."
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Three pieces of uncured fat, inscribed steaton atherapeuton.
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"1) Piece of fat, inscribed ""goat's fat"";
2) Bones, inscribed bull's marros."
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1) Phene (a kind of vulture), inscribed phene;
2) Swallow bringing food to nestlings, inscribed chelidon;
3) Two-handled vessel containing broth of clams, inscribed chemon;
4) Goose, representing fat of the goose, inscribed chenion stear.
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De materia medica
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"1) Pig carcass hanging from peg, inscribed choirion kreas;
2) Two pieces of meat, inscribed ""meat of geese and birds"" (Greek)."
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"1) Three organs, inscribed ""the manner in which the bile should be laid away"" (Greek);
2) Container, inscribed ""a different kind of bile"" (Greek);
3) Tortoise, inscribed ""bile of the tortoise"" (Greek);
4) Boar, inscribed ""bile of the boar
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"1) Tortoise, inscribed ""blood of the land tortoise"" (Greek);
2) Tortoise, inscribed ""blood of the sea tortoise"" (Greek);
3) Chameleon, inscribed ""blood of the chameleon"" (Greek);
4) Boar and young, inscribed ""dung of the wild boar"" (Gree
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1) Two eggs, inscribed;
2) Two egg whites, inscribed.
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