Roman, 1st century BC From Rhodes

This broken grave relief shows a warrior dressed in cuirass and helmet leaning on his spear in front of a funerary stele.
The serpent at the base symbolises the soul of the deceased.
The relief is "archaising" and imitates Greek sculpture of the 5th century BC.
GR 1905.10-23.1

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