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Male figure with offerings from Dieburg
A standing half naked man makes offerings to an altar while holding a cornucopia in his other hand.
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Relief in bright sandstone (H. 0.475 Br. 0.285 D. 0.15) found in the pit of the sanctuary. Inv. No. 3638/52.
Standing male figure whose body is only partly dressed in a mantle. He has footwear. With his r.h. he holds a patera with offerings over an altar and in his l.h. he holds a cornucopia. The head, the r.h. and the upper part of the cornucopia are lost. Above the patera a kneeling child is partly visible. Next to his l. foot there is a basket with fruit on which a child is sleeping, its head resting on the crossed arms.
Standing male figure whose body is only partly dressed in a mantle. He has footwear. With his r.h. he holds a patera with offerings over an altar and in his l.h. he holds a cornucopia. The head, the r.h. and the upper part of the cornucopia are lost. Above the patera a kneeling child is partly visible. Next to his l. foot there is a basket with fruit on which a child is sleeping, its head resting on the crossed arms.
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Data
- Location
Mithräum von Dieburg, Germania superior (Gallia) Dieburg (Germany) - Current location
Museum Schloss Fechenbach [3638/52] Dieburg (Germany) - Type
- Labels
- Dimensions H. 47.5 W. 28.5 D. 15 cm
- Discovery date 1926
- Material Sandstone
- Canonical URI
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- CIMRM 1255, 1256
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