Rear of columnar sarcophagus showing the Labours of Heracles and scenes of hunt. Frieze of a sarcophagus lid showing the presentation of Apollo and Artemis to Zeus. Acroteria
Rear wall: asiatic marble. 160 CE.
100 × 235 cm.
Lid: Italian marble. Ca. 150 CE.
34 × 194 cm.
Inv. Nos. 95 (wall) / 96 (lid).Rome, Museum and Gallery of Villa Borghese, Room IIPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Rear of columnar sarcophagus showing the Labours of Heracles and scenes of hunt. Frieze of a sarcophagus lid showing the presentation of Apollo and Artemis to Zeus. Acroteria.

Rear wall: asiatic marble. 160 CE.
100 × 235 cm.
Lid: Italian marble. Ca. 150 CE.
34 × 194 cm.
Inv. Nos. 95 (wall) / 96 (lid).

Rome, Museum and Gallery of Villa Borghese, Room II
(Roma, Museo e Galleria di Villa Borghese, Sala II).

Literature:
P. Moreno, Ch. Stefani. The Borghese Gallery. Touring Club, Milan. 2015. P. 96—97.
Credits:
© 2017. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
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