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Funerary reliefs in the shape of a circular tondo, depicting a man and a woman or, as in this case, the whole family, are known principally from Thrace, northern Greece, and the Danube provinces. Some are inscribed, but this example leaves the man, his wife, and his two sons unnamed.
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Title: Marble funerary relief
Period: Imperial
Date: 2nd–3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Marble
Dimensions:
H.: 25 1/4 in. (64.1 cm)
Other: 23 in. (58.4 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.69.5
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