Marble votive relief dedicated to a hero, late 4th century

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Marble votive relief dedicated to a hero, Late Classical, late 4th century , Greek, Attic, Marble, Overall: 9 7/16 x 10 1/2 x 2in. (24 x x ), Stone Sculpture, Inscribed to the physician. A hero was a deceased person who exerted from his grave a power for good or evil and demanded appropriate honor. The cult was concentrated at the grave, which was marked off as a special precinct and known as a heroon

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