Mother Earth with Air and WaterMother Earth with Air and Water, marble relief on the east exterior wall of the Ara Pacis in Rome, Italy, 13 bce. Height 1.57 m.
Ara Pacis (Augustae), (Latin: āAugustan Altar of Peaceā) State monument built by Caesar Augustus in Romeās Campus Martius (13ā9 bc) to commemorate his victorious return from Spain and Gaul. It consists of an altar on a podium enclosed by walls. Its lavish sculptural decoration is among the finest examples of Roman art; reliefs representing the ceremonial procession at the altarās dedication are the first in Western art that can strictly be called documentary, showing identifiable individuals in a contemporary event.