Part of an aedicula from hill called Velenik between the towns of Slovenska Bistrica and Pragersko in Slovenia. The stone measures 113×51×37 cm. It is heavily eroded and the relief is blurred. At the top and bottom of the stone construction holes are visible. A male figure facing to the right is depicted on the front side of the stone. Due to attributes in hands, he could be a servant (napkin, container) or a soldier (axe, knife, blade). Clothes could also be from a servant or a soldier. But based on a comparison with a similar relief from Sopron (Scarbantia), we assume that in the left hand he holds a napkin (mappa) and in the right hand some kind of container, perhaps a pitcher. These are the attributes of a servant, who either helped his master with sacrifices or served at the table.
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