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Roman sculpture, Musee Lapidaire, Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France

Statue of fantastic creature devouring a human being, with erect phallus, holding 2 bearded heads, Gallo-Roman, late 1st century BC, from Noves, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The statue refers to Celtic beliefs on death and ancestor cults. The museum houses archaeological artefacts from the Collection Archeologique de la Fondation Calvet, from the Musee Calvet. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Statue of fantastic creature devouring a human being, with erect phallus, holding 2 bearded heads, Gallo-Roman, late 1st century BC, from Noves, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The statue refers to Celtic beliefs on death and ancestor cults. The museum houses archaeological artefacts from the Collection Archeologique de la Fondation Calvet, from the Musee Calvet. Picture by Manuel Cohen