Relief with a scene “Heracles fighting Antaeus”
Marble.Age of Hadrian. Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Gladiators MuseumPhoto by Ilya Shurygin
Relief with a scene “Heracles fighting Antaeus”.
Marble.
Age of Hadrian.
Age of Hadrian.
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Gladiators Museum.
Origin:
From the Amphitheatre of Santa Maria Capua Vetere (Capua antica).
Description:
The relief served as a part of decoration of one of the passages through which the crowds could “spew out” at the end of a show (vomitorium).
Credits:
© 2012. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
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