Scenes of the myth of Medea. Front panel of sarcophagus
Luna marble. Mid-2nd cent. CE.
65.8 × 230.5 × 12.0 cm.
Inv. No. 6763.Mantua, Ducal PalacePhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Scenes of the myth of Medea. Front panel of sarcophagus.

Luna marble. Mid-2nd cent. CE.
65.8 × 230.5 × 12.0 cm.
Inv. No. 6763.

Mantua, Ducal Palace
(Mantua, Palazzo Ducale (reggia dei Gonzaga)).

Origin:
Right half is from villa della Favorita; left side is from Palazzo Ducale. Since 1915 in the Museum of Palazzo Ducale in Mantova.
Credits:
© 2011. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Data: museum annotation.
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