Scene of sacrifice
Grey veined marble. Third quarter of 1st or 1st quarter of 2nd century CE.
Height 172 cm, length 211 cm.
Inv. No. MNC 1786 (Ma 992).Paris, Louvre Museum

Scene of sacrifice.

Grey veined marble. Third quarter of 1st or 1st quarter of 2nd century CE.
Height 172 cm, length 211 cm.
Inv. No. MNC 1786 (Ma 992).

Paris, Louvre Museum.

Origin:
Discovered in Rome. Purchased in 1884, formerly in the Mattei collection, the Fesch collection, and the Aguado collection.
Credits:
© 2007 Photo, text: C. Giroire, D. Roger. Roman Art from the Louvre. Hudson Hills Press, 2007, p. 105, cat. no. 38.
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