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Sculpture | Rome | Funeral sculpture | Sarcophagi | Biographical sarcophagi
1. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus of the spouses flanked by the Dioscuri (the front panel).
Marble.
2nd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 2005/928.
Florence, Museum of the Works of the Cathedral.
2. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus of the spouses with the Dioscuri. The right short side panel with a scene “An assistant of the priest leads a sacrificial bull”.
Marble.
2nd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 2005/928.
Florence, Museum of the Works of the Cathedral.
3. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus of the spouses with the Dioscuri. The left short side panel with a scene “An officer shows clemency to a captured barbar”.
Marble.
2nd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 2005/928.
Florence, Museum of the Works of the Cathedral.
4. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of life of a roman military officer.
Marble. 2nd century CE.
Mantua, Ducal Palace.
5. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of life of a roman military officer (front panel).
Marble. 2nd century CE.
Mantua, Ducal Palace.
6. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of life of a roman military officer. Virtus and clementia.
Marble. 2nd century CE.
Mantua, Ducal Palace.
7. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of life of a roman military officer. Pietas.
Marble. 2nd century CE.
Mantua, Ducal Palace.
8. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of life of a roman military officer. Concordia.
Marble. 2nd century CE.
Mantua, Ducal Palace.
9. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Front panel of the sarcophagus of Marcus Cornelius Statius with scenes from the life of a child.
Marble.
Ca. 150 CE.
Inv. No. Ma 659.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
10. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of life of a roman military officer (front panel).
Marble.
Ca. 190 CE.
Inv. No. C 21 est.
Pisa, Camposanto Monumentale.
11. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of life of a roman military officer (a close-up of the front panel).
Marble.
Ca. 190 CE.
Inv. No. C 21 est.
Pisa, Camposanto Monumentale.
12. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of life of a roman military officer (a close-up of the front panel).
Marble.
Ca. 190 CE.
Inv. No. C 21 est.
Pisa, Camposanto Monumentale.
13. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of life of a roman military officer (left side panel).
Marble.
Ca. 190 CE.
Inv. No. C 21 est.
Pisa, Camposanto Monumentale.
14. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of life of a roman military officer (right side panel).
Marble.
Ca. 190 CE.
Inv. No. C 21 est.
Pisa, Camposanto Monumentale.
15. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Marriage sarcophagus (known as sarcophagus of cardinal Guglielmo Fieschi.
Marble. Ca. 210-220 CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls.
16. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Marriage sarcophagus (known as sarcophagus of cardinal Guglielmo Fieschi.
Front panel with wedding scenes.
Marble. Ca. 210-220 CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls.
17. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Marriage sarcophagus (known as sarcophagus of cardinal Guglielmo Fieschi.
Frieze of the lid.
Marble. Ca. 210-220 CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls.
18. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Marriage sarcophagus (known as sarcophagus of cardinal Guglielmo Fieschi.
Right side panel.
Marble. Ca. 210-220 CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls.
19. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Fragment of a sarcophagus with episodes of life of the deceased.
Parian marble. Mid 2nd cent. CE.
Inv. No. S 2783.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Centrale Montemartini Museum.
20. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Fragment of a sarcophagus with episodes of life of the deceased (close-up).
Parian marble. Mid 2nd cent. CE.
Inv. No. S 2783.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Centrale Montemartini Museum.