Round-topped stela with at the top a representation in high relief of a winged sun disk, from which two uraei are hanging down. Underneath is a shrine or aedicula in which the snake god Agathos Daimon lies coiled on a cushion. The serpent is executed in very high relief. The shrine consists of a double cornice, supported on architraves by two lotus columns, and standing on a ledge. The wings of the sun disk and the lotus columns have been executed en detail, in contrast with the cornice and the body of the serpent. The stela was painted.
Present location |
ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM |
Inventory number |
APM 7795 |
Dating |
ROMAN PERIOD |
Archaeological Site |
UNKNOWN |
Category |
STELA |
Material |
LIMESTONE |
Technique |
HIGH RELIEF |
Height |
54.4 cm |
Width |
30 cm |
Depth |
11.9 cm |