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Marble pillar with snake and wreath, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, Pentelic ?, h. 14 5/8 in (37.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, This pillar may be either votive or sepulchral. The snake is both an attribute of the healing god Asklepios, suggesting this object may have been a thank offering on behalf of one cured of an illness, and a potent symbol of the underworld, alluding perhaps to a funereal function.

Marble pillar with snake and wreath, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, Pentelic ?, h. 14 5/8 in (37.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, This pillar may be either votive or sepulchral. The snake is both an attribute of the healing god Asklepios, suggesting this object may have been a thank offering on behalf of one cured of an illness, and a potent symbol of the underworld, alluding perhaps to a funereal function.
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Marble pillar with snake and wreath, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, Pentelic ?, h. 14 5/8 in (37.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, This pillar may be either votive or sepulchral. The snake is both an attribute of the healing god Asklepios, suggesting this object may have been a thank offering on behalf of one cured of an illness, and a potent symbol of the underworld, alluding perhaps to a funereal function
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Tamaño imagen:
3323 x 4526 px | 43.0 MB
Tamaño impresión:
28.1 x 38.3 cm | 11.1 x 15.1 in (300 dpi)
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