Caption

Fragment of a sarcophagus with a depiction of the Amazonomachy, unknown Roman workshop, 2nd quarter of the 3rd century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476, sarcophagus; height 35 cm, width 31 cm, depth 12 cm, weight 13 kg, A carved pale stone relief of a reclining female figure with wavy, textured hair, a tilted head and closed eyes, showing a bare torso partially covered by draped cloth; the stone surface shows subtle variations in off-white, beige and light gray tones, with darker gray shadowing and some brownish discoloration in places, set against a neutral medium gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_433

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Rights managed

Available size

82.0Mb (2.5Mb) / 15.9in x 20.0in / 4775 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment sarcophagus depiction Amazonomachy unknown Roman workshop 2nd quarter 3rd century Roman Empire 27 BC–476 height 35 cm width 31 cm depth 12 cm weight 13 kg carved pale stone relief reclining female figure wavy textured hair tilted head closed eyes showing bare torso partially covered draped cloth stone surface subtle variations off-white beige light gray tones darker gray shadowing brownish discoloration places set neutral medium gray background.