ROMAN MARBLE STELE MOTHER AND CHILD
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Roman, Eastern Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A magnificent marble funerary stele, hand-carved to display the relief image of a mother and child facing forwardand standing in an archway. Draped in a long veil, the mother stands to the right with arms folded at her waist, holding the fabric of her palla as her stola lies beneath, cascading down her body in billowing folds.The child stands contrapposto to the left, wearing a short tunic, which suggests he is male, and bending his left arm at the elbow, while his right lays to his side holding a small object, perhaps a toy. A pointed hatcaps his head. The archway under which they stand is supported by a pair of columns with rectangular capitals that flank the figures and a concentric circle motif, known as the evil eye, adorns either side of the arch.Size: 11" L x 3.5" W x 22" H (27.9 cm x 8.9 cm x 55.9 cm); 26" H (66 cm) on included custom stand. The area below the figures bears an
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ROMAN MARBLE STELE MOTHER AND CHILD
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