Panel with Warrior Resting
Carved in relief on the convex side of a bone panel, a male warrior leans heavily to his left side as though resting on his shield and spear. His face, seen in three-quarter view, angles downward as though he is indisposed because of sleep or injury. He wears only in a long cape that gathers across the chest and drapes behind the body, revealing his nakedness from the waist down. This panel recalls classical ideals of heroism and male beauty that remained popular throughout the late Roman world.
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