Roman sculpture, Musee Lapidaire, Avignon, Provence, France
Statue of fantastic creature devouring a human being, with erect phallus, holding 2 bearded heads, Gallo-Roman, late 1st century BC, from Noves, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The statue refers to Celtic beliefs on death and ancestor cults. The museum houses archaeological artefacts from the Collection Archeologique de la Fondation Calvet, from the Musee Calvet. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13564637
Media ID
45388901
Size
4730px x 7087px
(5.7MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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