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Proconnesian marblle

Two elegant winged goddesses og Victory support a round frame (clipeo), under which a small eagle is placed; both its sides prent two identical and specular scenes, related to the Dionysian world: a crouching panther and an eros engages in stealing a bunch of grapes from a rooster.

Last quarter of the second century AD
Uncovered in the Via Aurelia Antica (1949)
 

Museum: Centrale Montemartini (Rome)

© Photo by Ivan Perciballi

Sarcophagus with winged Victories
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Parent Category: Archaeologia
Category: Funeral Art