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Greek warrior. Hellenistic, 1st century BC From Rhodes This marble grave relief shoes a warrior dressed in a 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 mid 5th century BC.
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Greek warrior. Hellenistic, 1st century BC From Rhodes This marble grave relief shoes a warrior dressed in a 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 mid 5th century BC. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)