Funerary statues from Beaucaire at the Nîmes Archaeological Museum
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Funerary statues from Beaucaire at the Nîmes Archaeological Museum
Location (Site/Findspot)
Beaucaire (Ugernum)
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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Photographs by Kimberly Cassibry