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Sculpture | Rome | Funeral sculpture
381. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Front of columnar sarcophagus showing the Labours of Heracles and scenes of hunt. Frieze of a sarcophagus lid showing Amazons at the Trojan War. Acroteria.
Front wall: asiatic marble. 160 CE.
Lid: Italian marble. 2nd cent. CE.
Acroteria: asiatic marble.
Inv. Nos. 79 (front wall) / 80 (lid).
Rome, Museum and Gallery of Villa Borghese, Room II.
382. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Frieze of a sarcophagus lid showing Amazons at the Trojan War.
Italian marble. 2nd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 80.
Rome, Museum and Gallery of Villa Borghese, Room II.
383. 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.
384. 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.
385. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Endymion. The front panel of a so-called “Braschi sarcophagus”.
Marble.
Ca. 250 CE.
Rome, Museum of Rome in Palazzo Braschi.
386. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with Eroses holding a portrait medallion of the deceased.
Marble. Beginning of the 3rd cent. CE.
Rome, National Gallery of Ancient Art of Corsini Palace.
387. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with Eroses holding a portrait medallion of the deceased: front relief.
Marble. Beginning of the 3rd cent. CE.
Rome, National Gallery of Ancient Art of Corsini Palace.
388. 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.
389. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Combat of Hercules with the Lernaean Hydra (a close-up of sarcophagus relief “The Labours of Hercules”).
Marble. 2nd—3rd cent. CE.
Rome, National Gallery of Ancient Art of Corsini Palace.
390. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Hercules wins the battle with the king Diomedes (a close-up of sarcophagus relief “The Labours of Hercules”).
Marble. 2nd—3rd cent. CE.
Rome, National Gallery of Ancient Art of Corsini Palace.
391. SCULPTURE. Rome.
A sarcophagus of a child with vintage scenes.
Luni (Carrara) marble.
2nd century CE.
Rome, National Museum of Palazzo Venezia.
392. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Front wall of sarcophagus with clipeus portrait (imago clipeata) of the deceased boy.
Luni (Carrara) marble. 3rd century CE.
Rome, National Museum of Palazzo Venezia.
393. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Cupids making and carrying weapons.
Side of a sarcophagus.
White marble. 2nd century (Antonine Period)
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.
394. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Portrait of deceased in the shield surrounded by geniuses of death, Oceanus, Tellus, Achilles and Chiron. Relief with imago clipeata on the sarcophagus.
White marble. Second half of the 3rd century.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.
395. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with clipeus portrait (imago clipeata) of the deceased.
White marble. Second half of the 3rd century CE.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.
396. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a myth of Selene and Endymion.
Marble.
Early 3rd cent. CE.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.
397. 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.
398. 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.
399. 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.
400. 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.