Figure of Atlas

Atlas. The atlas is seated with both legs slanting between knee and foot like the figure on the right of BM 1914.0502.2. A vestige of a wing with pointed coverts survives on the left, while part of the right wing with flight feathers joins the shoulder to the remains of the leg.

Kind

artefact

Date

100–299 CE

Place

Jamal Garhi (34.3166, 72.0686)