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Stone relief of a torchbearer from Chester, Grosvenor Museum

A stone relief from Chester (ancient Deva), now in the Grosvenor Museum, depicting a cross-legged torchbearer in Eastern attire pointing his torch downwards with his right hand.
 
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Updated on May 2026
Stone relief from Chester (ancient Deva). Chester, Grosvenor Museum.Torchbearer in Eastern attire, cross-legged. With his right hand he points the torch downwards.

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