Detail of a Roman Sebasteion relief sculpture of Agon Aphrodisias Museum, Aphrodisias, Turkey. The scene is an allegory of the athletic contest (o

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Detail of a Roman Sebasteion relief sculpture of Agon Aphrodisias Museum, Aphrodisias, Turkey. The scene is an allegory of the athletic contest (or agon). The pillar was a beareded head of Hermes the god of the Gymnasium. Nearby is a palm of victory and a prize table with victory ribbon on it. Two winged baby Eros figures are struggling over a palm branch ( mostly broken): they act out the idea of contest, which is personified in the youthful figure behind. He hold another palm of victory: he is Agon himself.

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Size: 5649px × 8952px
Location: Aphrodisias Archaeological Site Museum, Turkey
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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