Greek warrior, Hellenistic, 1st century BC from Rhodes. This marble grave relief shows 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

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Greek warrior, Hellenistic, 1st century BC from Rhodes. This marble grave relief shows 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

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Size: 3300px × 6135px
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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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