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Sculpture | Rome | Funeral sculpture | Sarcophagi | Mythological sarcophagi
121. SCULPTURE. Rome.
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.
Lid: Italian marble. Ca. 150 CE.
Inv. Nos. 95 (wall) / 96 (lid).
Rome, Museum and Gallery of Villa Borghese, Room II.
122. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Frieze of a sarcophagus lid showing the presentation of Apollo and Artemis to Zeus.
Lid: Italian marble. 2nd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 96.
Rome, Museum and Gallery of Villa Borghese, Room II.
123. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Endymion. The front panel of a so-called “Braschi sarcophagus”.
Marble.
Ca. 250 CE.
Rome, Museum of Rome in Palazzo Braschi.
124. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Relief “The Labours of Hercules” (front panel of a sarcophagus).
Marble. 2nd—3rd cent. CE.
Rome, National Gallery of Ancient Art of Corsini Palace.
125. SCULPTURE. Rome.
A sarcophagus of a child with vintage scenes.
Luni (Carrara) marble.
2nd century CE.
Rome, National Museum of Palazzo Venezia.
126. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a myth of Selene and Endymion.
Marble.
Early 3rd cent. CE.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.
127. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a myth of Selene and Endymion (the front relief).
Marble.
Early 3rd cent. CE.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.
128. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Scenes of the myth of Medea. Front panel of sarcophagus.
Greek marble. 150—170 CE.
Inv. No. 222.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.
129. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Scenes of the myth of Medea. Front panel of sarcophagus (close-up).
Greek marble. 150—170. CE.
Inv. No. 222.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.
130. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Scene of the myth of the Argonauts. Left short panel of sarcophagus with the myth of Medea.
Greek marble. 150—170 CE.
Inv. No. 222.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.
131. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Scene of the myth of the Argonauts. Right short panel of sarcophagus with the myth of Medea.
Greek marble. 150—170 CE.
Inv. No. 222.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.
132. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with Dionysiac ceremonial procession (thyasos)
Luni marble.
160—180 CE.
Inv. No. 128577.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.
133. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Front panel of a sarcophagus with a dionysiac procession.
White marble. Beginning of the 3rd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 326137.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.
134. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with the myth of Medea.
Marble. 2-nd half of the 2-nd cent. CE.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Aula X.
135. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with the myth of Medea. Lid frieze and front relief.
Marble. 2-nd half of the 2-nd cent. CE.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Aula X.
136. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Front relief of a sarcophagus with the myth of Medea.
Marble. 2-nd half of the 2-nd cent. CE.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Aula X.
137. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Frieze of a lid of a sarcophagus with nymphs and erots
Marble. 2-nd half of the 2-nd cent. CE.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Aula X.
138. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Front panel of a colonnaded sarcophagus depicting the labours of Heracles in intercolumnar spaces.
Marble.
180—190 CE.
Inv. No. 154592.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Aula X.
139. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Judgement of Paris (a fragmentary relief).
Marble.
Hadrianean era.
Inv. No. 8563.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Altemps.
140. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Relief “The Labours of Hercules” (front panel of a sarcophagus).
Marble. 240—260 CE.
Inv. No. 8642.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Altemps.