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9 August 2021
Funeral pillar from 2nd century BCE
Funeral pillar from the 2nd century BCE. The object is located in Marsala (the Carthaginian and later Roman city Lilybaeum ) in Sicily , in the Parco Archeologico di Lilibeo.
The image of the deceased wearing a toga is painted on the stone. The inscription in Greek reads: “Nikasion, son of Ariston, salutes!”
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