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.
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.
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)
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