Double-Headed Idol Vs Socratic Idol

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The double-headed Idol and the Socratic Idol or similar and different in so many ways. for example there both female. you can tell this by the designs on the double-headed idols clothes and they both have similar features such as their breasts which you can see on both figures. Another reason they are a like is most of the figures have heraldic symmetry. You can tell this by imagining a line down the middle of both figures they look the same on both sides. These figures might have their similarities but they also have their differences such as the materials that which they were made of the Socratic Idol was made from ivory and the double-headed Idol was made from terracotta clay. The most obvious difference between the two pieces is the Socratic

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