Subject
On this relief, a bearded man is seated in right profile on a four-legged stool (diphros) with carved legs and a cushion, and rests his feet on a footstool. With his left hand raised to his cheek in a contemplative gesture, he supports his left elbow on a gnarled staff held in his right hand. Beneath the chair is a griffin, the symbol of Apollo, god of prophecy. Over his left shoulder he wears a tunic that covers his lower body and sandals. Coiled around the tree in front of him is a snake, which menaces a nest of fledglings and two adult birds perched in the branches.
Accession number 72.AA.160
Marble
145×99.5x 26.6 cm
Provenance
Villa di Sette Bassi (Appia Antica Archaeological Park)
Placement
Getty Villa, Gallery 206, Collecting Antiquities
Credits
Getty Villa, Gallery 206, Collecting Antiquities
