Upper left side of an altar with niche. Limestone. The break runs from top right to bottom left. There is no decoration in the niche in the shape of a shell. A triangular pediment is supported by an interrupted, profiled cornice, which also runs on the left and on the back. This rests on a pilaster with capital. One sees a part of the head and the right shoulder of the goddess, sitting on a seat with a high, rectangular backrest. On her right hand the big head of a dog, with upstanding ears, is looking in the direction of the viewer. On the left side the engraved foliage of a tree is visible
Upper left side of an altar with niche. Limestone. The break runs from top right to bottom left. There is no decoration in the niche in the shape of a shell. A triangular pediment is supported by an interrupted, profiled cornice, which also runs on the left and on the back. This rests on a pilaster with capital. One sees a part of the head and the right shoulder of the goddess, sitting on a seat with a high, rectangular backrest. On her right hand the big head of a dog, with upstanding ears, is looking in the direction of the viewer. On the left side the engraved foliage of a tree is visible. The mensa is raised triangularly in the middle. There is a pear on both sides of it. The left-hand scroll is broken off, altar, fragment, stone, limestone, 46 x x cm, roman 150-250, the Netherlands, Zeeland, Noord-Beveland, Colijnsplaat, Oosterschelde
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