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The 'Saarbrucken Ephebe'. 1st century BCE - 1st century CE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A detail of the 'Saarbrucken Ephebe'. 1st century BCE - 1st century CE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

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