Stela/ winepress

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Basalt stela; on the front is a relief of Antiochus I Epiphanes greeting the nude Herakles-Verethragna as his equal and proferring his right hand in a Dexiosis scene; king shown wearing a belted tunic, cloak, high decorated tiara or kitaris (an adaptation of the Armenian tiara) and, on the right hip, a four-lobed dagger; Herakles-Verethragna carries his club and the skin of the Nemean lion. On the two sides and back, a late Greek inscription referring to cult practices established by Antiochus; in the centre is a hole, illustrating the object’s later re-use as an oil-press. Made from 238 photographs, Sony A6000 by Daniel Pett. In gallery scan during opening hours. Height 133.00cm, Height 167.00cm, Height 2.00cm, Thickness 27.00cm, Weight 1904.00g, Width 60.00mm