 Widely known as the " Tribune of Eshmun " because of its shape , the altar of Eshmun is a white marble structure dating to the 4th century BC . It is 2 @.@ 15 metres ( 7 @.@ 1 ft ) long by 2 @.@ 26 metres ( 7 @.@ 4 ft ) wide and 2 @.@ 17 metres ( 7 @.@ 1 ft ) tall . Unearthed in 1963 by Maurice Dunand , it stands on a limestone socleplated with marble blocks that rest against a retaining wall . The altar is adorned with Hellenistic style relief sculptures and is framed by decorative moldings , one of which divides the altar into two distinct registers of symmetrical composition . The upper register portrays 18 Greek deities , including two charioteers surrounding the Greek god Apollo , who is depicted playing a cithara ( a type of lyre ) . The lower register honors Dionysus , who leads his thiasos ( his ecstatic revenue ) in a dance to the music of pipe and cithara players . The Tribune is displayed at the National Museum of Beirut . 
 Widely known as the " Tribune of Eshmun " because of its shape , the altar of Eshmun <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>a white marble structure dating to the 4th century BC . It <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>2 @.@ 15 metres ( 7 @.@ 1 ft ) long by 2 @.@ 26 metres ( 7 @.@ 4 ft ) wide and 2 @.@ 17 metres ( 7 @.@ 1 ft ) tall . Unearthed in 1963 by Maurice Dunand , it <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>stands</mark></a> on a limestone socleplated with marble blocks <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>that</mark></a>rest against a retaining wall . The altar is adorned with Hellenistic style relief sculptures and is framed by decorative moldings , one of which <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>divides</mark></a> the altar into two distinct registers of symmetrical composition . The upper register <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>portrays</mark></a> 18 Greek deities , including two charioteers surrounding the Greek god Apollo , <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>who</mark></a>is depicted playing a cithara ( a type of lyre ) . The lower register honors Dionysus , <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>leads</mark></a> his thiasos ( his ecstatic revenue ) in a dance to the music of pipe and cithara players . The Tribune is displayed at the National Museum of Beirut . 
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