Marble relief fragment with scenes from the Trojan War, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Marble, Palombino, 7 1/8 x 6 15/16 in., 1.1kg (18.1 x 17.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, The tabulae iliacae are a series of tablets covered with minuscule relief scenes from the Trojan War, which were evidently inspired by illustrated manuscripts of Homer's epic poem The Iliad. This piece is signed on the back by a Greek artist named Theodoros, to whose workshop all of the surviving examples can be ascribed
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Marble relief fragment, scenes, Trojan War, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half, century .D, Roman, Marble, Palombino, 7 1/8 x 6 15/16, 1.1kg, 18.1 17.6 cm, Stone Sculpture, tabulae, iliacae, series, tablets covered, minuscule relief, evidently inspired, illustrated manuscripts, Homer, epic poem, Iliad, piece, signed, back, Greek artist, Theodoros, workshop, surviving examples, ascribed
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