Sarcophagus of a child with a chariot race (front panel)
Marble. 2nd century CE. Verona, Museum-Lapidarium of MaffeiPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Sarcophagus of a child with a chariot race (front panel).

Marble. 2nd century CE.

Verona, Museum-Lapidarium of Maffei
(Museo lapidario maffeiano).

Origin:
from Rome.
Description:
See also a chariot races sarcophagus in Museum of Art History, Vienna.

Sarcophagus of a child with a chariot race; in the background are two columns that support an architrave with seven eggs indicating the number of laps in the race.

Credits:
© 2011. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Data: museum annotation.
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