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Limestone funerary monument of a beardless man

The architectural frame and the frontal pose of the youth are typical of a small group of grave monuments found on Cyprus that probably date to the early years of the Roman Empire.

Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76...

Early 1st century A.D.
Limestone
129.5 x 76.2cm
74.51.2488
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018

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