A ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT

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A ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

Enclosed within vertical borders of kymation is a standing heroic nude male, the pose based on Polykleitos' Doryphoros, with a spear in his right hand, a shield in his left, the rear of the slab with plain vertical mouldings at the edges, 18 3/4in. (47.6cm.) high