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Monumentum

Marble statue of a standing deity (Poseidon?) from Mérida

A marble statue from Augusta Emerita (modern Mérida), depicting a standing dressed male person whose right leg leans against a tree-trunk and whose raised right arm once held a lance or trident, tentatively identified as Poseidon.

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Updated on May 2026

Marble statue from Augusta Emerita (modern Mérida).Standing dressed male person, whose right leg leans against a tree-trunk; the left leg rests on a marble base and stands somewhat before the other. The right arm is upraised; in his left are traces of a lance or trident (Poseidon?). Head and left leg as far as the thigh are broken off.

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