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

Lintel of the Rivers, Roman marble relief of an elderly bearded personification of Ana, the Guadiana river, and a youthful and beardless Barraeca, the Albarregas river, 3rd century AD, from a funerary monument near the Casa del Anfiteatro in Merida, 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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Manuel Cohen

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Spain Spanish Iberia Iberian Peninsula Europe European Southern Europe Southern European Hispania history heritage Roman empire Lusitania Hispania Lusitania Extremadura Merida Badajoz Emerita Augusta Augusta Emerita UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site tourist attraction visitor attraction archeology archaeology archeological archaeological ancient classical Roman MNAR Museo Nacional de Arte Romano National Museum of Roman Art museum collection Espana sculpture relief lintel Lintel of the Rivers marble river allegory personification Albarregas Ana Guadiana Barraeca 3rd century AD architectural detail inscription funerary monument reclining

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