Statue Base

Statue Base with Amazonomachia Relief
<Location> Nikopolis Archaeological Museum, Nikopolis, Epeiros

Round marble statue base with relief of Amazonomachia. The statue itself is lost, but it is probable it was statue of an emperor.

Statue Base with Amazonomachia Relief

Statue Base with Amazonomachia Relief

This base was reused as pulpit in the sixth century, in the basilica B (of Alkyson). The visible part was redecorated with mosaic portraits of religious figures, effacing the pagan imagery.

Mosaic portrait

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