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Grave relief for Philostrate and Hippon, Athens, 350 BCE, Marble. Nye Carlsberg Glyptotek (Copenhagen, Denmark). Made with Memento Beta (now ReMake) from AutoDesk. Hippon was buried after his mother Philostrate. Since he died unmarried, a wedding vase was cut in the pediment and his father´s comforting hand added.
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Marchal, G. (2016, November 28). Grave Relief for Philostrate. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image3d/58/grave-relief-for-philostrate/
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Marchal, Geoffrey. "Grave Relief for Philostrate." World History Encyclopedia, November 28, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image3d/58/grave-relief-for-philostrate/.
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