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Stela, Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, Merida, Extremadura, Spain

Stela with portrait of married couple, Caesia and her husband Pomponianus, with the left hand of the woman resting on her husband's hand as a symbol of the marriage, 2nd century AD, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Stela with portrait of married couple, Caesia and her husband Pomponianus, with the left hand of the woman resting on her husband's hand as a symbol of the marriage, 2nd century AD, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen