National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Slab Decorated in Relief, Semi-Divine/Divine Figure, Athena, Medusa, Inscribed, Dedicatory Inscription, Greek, Latin, Painted
Period: Late Roman
Material: Sandstone
Site: Mezad Sha`ar Ramon
Wide: 11 cm
Height: 20 cm
Description: Stone relief depicting the goddess Athena holding a decorated shield and a lance (?). The Athena figures wears a pleated chiton and an aegis in the form of a Roman Cuirass decorated with the face of Medusa. The relief bears a bilingual Greek and Latin inscription of Ulpius Mangorius, a soldier from the Sixth Cohort of Spaniards.
Bibliography:
Gini T. Metzad Sha'ar Ramon (forthcoming). 7.2:2.
Di Segni L. Sha'ar Ramon (forthcoming). 8.2.1.

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Slab Decorated in Relief  
Photographer :Yolovitch Yael

Slab Decorated in Relief  
Photographer :Yolovitch Yael

Slab Decorated in Relief  
Photographer :Yolovitch Yael

Slab Decorated in Relief  
Photographer :Yolovitch Yael

Slab Decorated in Relief  
Photographer :Yolovitch Yael





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