You are currently admiring a fragment of a funerary stele (a small funerary or commemorative monument) that includes a part of the left corner featuring a triangular pediment composed of two prominent bands.

The first band is decorated with semi-ovate shapes and a triangular motif. Here, the head of an aquatic animal, probably a hippocampus depicted upside down, is observed. The hippocampus was a mythical creature from Greek mythology with the head and the body of a horse, two legs, and a fish tail, used by sea God Neptune to draw his chariot.

The second band features a vegetal motif, and inside it, there is a recess where a medallion with the representation of the deceased individuals would usually be placed.

This particular decoration also appears on other monuments in Apulum and is a specificity of the location. These funerary stelae date from the first half of the 2nd century AD and are found only in major centers such as Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, Apulum, and their adjacent areas.