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Torchbearer relief fragment from near Nomento, Via Nomentana

A white marble relief fragment found with its companion piece near Nomento on the Via Nomentana, showing only the lower body of a cross-legged torchbearer in a short tunic, now in the storerooms of the Museo Nazionale in Rome.

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Updated on May 2026

Fragment of a white marble relief of a different type of marble than No. 642, found at the same site near Nomento on the Via Nomentana. Now in the storerooms of the Museo Nazionale, Rome.Only the lower part of a torchbearer, cross-legged and in a short tunic. His feet have got lost. Of the torch only a small part is visible at the left thigh.

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