Sarcophagus of the Muses
Marble.Rome. First half of the 2nd cent. CE.
H. 0.92 m; L. 2.06 m; W. 0.68 m. Inv. Nos. MR 880 / Ma 475.Paris, Louvre MuseumPhoto by Ilya Shurygin
Sarcophagus of the Muses.
Marble.
Rome. First half of the 2nd cent. CE.
H. 0.92 m; L. 2.06 m; W. 0.68 m.
Rome. First half of the 2nd cent. CE.
H. 0.92 m; L. 2.06 m; W. 0.68 m.
Inv. Nos. MR 880 / Ma 475.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
Origin:
Rome, via Ostiense, vigna Monciatti. At first in the Albani collection, then in Musei Capitolini. Has been confiscated under Napoleon and in 1815 was left in the Louvre on exchange for A. Canova’s colossal statue of Napoleon.
Credits:
© 2013. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Info: museum annotation.
Info: museum annotation.
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