Sarcophagus of the Muses
White marble.Rome, 180—200 CE. Vienna, Museum of Art HistoryPhoto by Ilya Shurygin
Sarcophagus of the Muses.
White marble.
Rome, 180—200 CE.
Rome, 180—200 CE.
Vienna, Museum of Art History
(Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum).
Description:
Nine Muses and their divine patrons — Athena and Apollo.
Athena leaning against an oil-tree stands in the center of composition. She wears a helmet and holds a spear. Her aegis is seen by her feet. There is a snake on the tree and an owl on the ground near the goddess — her attributes symbolizing her wisdom.
A naked figure of Apollo Musagetes is the last on the right. A small Gryphon — winged mythical creature whose rider was Apollo — sits on the ground by the god.
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