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Portonaccio battle sarcophagus 'standard'?
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08-14-2017, 11:24 AM
(08-13-2017, 03:16 AM)markhebb Wrote: Looks like a birdhouse for the eagle.....boom tish

Yes, compact and bijou. ;-)

Another thought is that it might be for the imago of the emperor. Or perhaps it is a corona muralis gone awry, rather like the lorica segmentata.

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RE: Portonaccio battle sarcophagus 'standard'? - by Ross Cowan - 08-14-2017, 11:24 AM

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