Painted limestone funerary slab with a soldier taking a kantharos from his attendant | DiscoverArt

Painted limestone funerary slab with a soldier taking a kantharos from his attendant

2nd half of 3rd century BCE

Limestone, paint

24.4 × 8.6 cm (9.6 × 3.4 in)

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