Marble grave relief with a funerary banquet and departing warriors, Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C., Greek, Marble, H. 43 1/4 in. (109.9 cm), Stone Sculpture, Two brothers, sons of Apollonios, are represented in both reliefs, and their names are inscribed below. They are shown is a manner associated with hero worship. The ancient Greeks devised a category of powerful demigods known as heroes, who were not unlike Christian saints
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