Cinerary urn with reliefs depicting Heracles (Hercules) beginning in the Eleusinian Mysteries. White marble. From the columbarium near Porta Maggiore. Dated probably early Roman Imperial period. Palazzo Massimo. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy.

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Caption: Cinerary urn with reliefs depicting Heracles (Hercules) beginning in the Eleusinian Mysteries. White marble. From the columbarium near Porta Maggiore. Dated probably early Roman Imperial period. Palazzo Massimo. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy.

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Image size: 2844 × 3916 px | 31.9 MB

Print size: 24.1 × 33.2 cm | 1119.7 × 1541.7 in (300 dpi)

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