Lenos shaped sarcophagus with Dionysus on a panther (the front relief)
White marble. Late 2nd—early 3rd centuries CE.
L. 2.24 m; H. 0.9 m.
Salerno, CathedralPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Lenos shaped sarcophagus with Dionysus on a panther (the front relief).

White marble. Late 2nd—early 3rd centuries CE.
L. 2.24 m; H. 0.9 m.

Salerno, Cathedral
(Cattedrale di Salerno).

Literature:
Angela Palmentieri. Civitates Spoliatae. Recupero e riuso dell’antico in Campania tra l’eta post-classica e il medioevo (IV—XV sec.). 2009/2010, с. 259—261.
Credits:
© 2012. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
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