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Relief of a man sleeping in a rustic landscape, straddled by a winged female figure. Roman, 2nd century CE

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Roman relief of a sleeping man straddled by a winged female figure with bird's feet, set in a rustic, rocky landscape. In the background at upper right are pan-pipes hanging from a tree, an altar with fruit, and a herm of Pan. The winged creature appears to hold a small vessel in her left hand.
Date Roman, 2nd century CE?
Medium marble
Dimensions height: 40.3 cm (15.8 in); width: 40 cm (15.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,40.3U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,40U174728
institution QS:P195,Q49133
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RES.08.34c
Object history Acquired in Paris; previously in the Greau and Froehner collections.
Credit line Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Notes A plaster cast of circular medallion depicting another version of this scene was discovered at Begram in Afghanistan (see Rowland 1966).
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