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A ROMAN MARBLE STELA OF AN ATHLETE
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Carved in low relief, the nude, bearded athlete standing on a semicircular plinth beneath an arch, a patera in the triangular pediment, a Greek inscription below reading: "stir, o hero, greetings," the pediment with akroteria at the corners and the peak
24in. (61cm.) high
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Carved in low relief, the nude, bearded athlete standing on a semicircular plinth beneath an arch, a patera in the triangular pediment, a Greek inscription below reading: "stir, o hero, greetings," the pediment with akroteria at the corners and the peak
24in. (61cm.) high