Cinerary urn with reliefs depicting Heracles (Hercules) beginning in the Eleusinian Mysteries. White marble.

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Cinerary urn with reliefs depicting Heracles (Hercules) beginning in the Eleusinian Mysteries. Detail. White marble. From the columbarium near Porta Maggiore. Dated probably early Roman Imperial period. Palazzo Massimo. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy.

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