Centauromachia
Relief on a sarcophagus.
Roman work of the 2nd century.
Inv. No. 290.Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Room of the Muses, 53Photo by Sergey Sosnovskiy

Centauromachia.

Relief on a sarcophagus.
Roman work of the 2nd century.
Inv. No. 290.

Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Room of the Muses, 53
(Roma, Musei Vaticani, Museo Pio-Clementino, Sala delle muse, 53).

Origin:
Formerly in Villa Odescalchi, outside Porta del Popolo.
Description:
The tree in the centre was added later.
Credits:
(сс) 2006. Photo: Sergey Sosnovskiy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Text: museum inscription to the sculpture.
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