Large fragment of a three-piece stone, the pedestal of a Jupiter column. On three sides are images of gods, the fourth side is flat. It has been seriously violated. On the first side the legs of a naked Hercules can be seen with a lion's skin over his arm and on the right side the remains of his club. On the second side Iuno is in a long robe with a cloak over it. Her head is almost gone. There is a peacock near her right shoulder. In her right hand she holds a bowl of bread with incense pellets which she throws on a burning altar. Next to her left leg is the bottom part of a scepter. On the
Large fragment of a three-piece stone, the pedestal of a Jupiter column. On three sides are images of gods, the fourth side is flat. It has been seriously violated. On the first side the legs of a naked Hercules can be seen with a lion's skin over his arm and on the right side the remains of his club. On the second side Iuno is in a long robe with a cloak over it. Her head is almost gone. There is a peacock near her right shoulder. In her right hand she holds a bowl of bread with incense pellets which she throws on a burning altar. Next to her left leg is the bottom part of a scepter. On the third side, Minerva is in a long robe with the aegis on her chest. She holds a lance and a shield., Pedestal, Jupiter column, stone, limestone, 94 x 62 x 53 cm, Roman 1-300, The Netherlands, Limburg, Peel and Maas, Kessel
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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