Frontal panel of a sarcophagus with scenes of lions hunting
Marble. 220—270 CE.
Spoleto, Piazza del DuomoPhoto by Ilya Shurygin
Frontal panel of a sarcophagus with scenes of lions hunting.
Marble. 220—270 CE.
Spoleto, Piazza del Duomo.
Origin:
From palazzo Campello. Donated to the Duomo by Contessa Guglielmina Campello in 1954 on occasion of repavement of piazza del Duomo. Mounted in the right wall of the piazza at the suggestion of archbishop Raffaele Mario Radossi.
Description:
In the past the sarcophagus served as a fountain basin. The rectangular hole made through the lion’s figure was a water drain.
Credits:
© 2010. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
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