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Roman bas-relief showing portraits of boy and girl

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Roman bas-relief showing portraits of boy and girl
Roman bas-relief showing portraits of boy and girl

Roman bas-relief showing portraits of a boy and a girl. The crescent moon and the stars around the girl’s head suggest that she is in heaven or that she remained a virgin until her death. The object is dated to the end of the 2nd century CE and is in the collection of the Denmark National Museum in Copenhagen.

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