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Atlas Supporting the Heavens
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Atlas Supporting the Heavens

This Roman sculpture from Carthage (2nd–3rd c. AD) features a youthful Atlas bearing a weight above him. Likely part of a decorative column, the motif draws from Greek mythology, where Atlas supports the sky, symbolizing endurance and cosmic order. Such imagery adorned elite gardens, integrating myth and imperial identity.
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