Funerary statues from Beaucaire at the Nîmes Archaeological Museum

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Funerary statues from Beaucaire at the Nîmes Archaeological Museum

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Medium

limestone

Date Created

second century CE

Description

From a group of eight statues found in a funerary context at Beaucaire, near Nîmes. Likely adorned a funerary garden. The display features a Silenus figure (reclining), two nymphs (striding forward), a shepherd (on a rock), and two goats (seated).

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Rights Holder

Photographs by Kimberly Cassibry

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