Caption

Fragment of a sarcophagus depicting a married couple, unknown Roman workshop; relief of marriage iconography; sarcophagus Roman, dated 200–220 formerly dated to the 230s of the 3rd century AD; Roman Empire 27 BC–476; materials and form: sarcophagus, height 73 cm, width 92 cm, depth 12 cm, weight 92 kg., A roughly triangular fragment of stone with an uneven, weathered surface occupies the image, showing a palette of beige, tan, light brown, and hints of gray with small darker brown speckles scattered across. The edges are irregular and chipped, with a visible break and a slightly protruding corner on one side where the interior texture appears coarser and more yellowish. The stone surface has subtle variations in tone and faint linear impressions, as well as areas that look smoother and slightly lighter near the top and bottom, and a few small spots of darker discoloration. The background is a smooth gradient of medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_468

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88.3Mb (8.1Mb) / 20.0in x 17.1in / 6000 x 5143 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment sarcophagus depicting married couple unknown Roman workshop relief marriage iconography sarcophagus Roman dated 200–220 formerly dated 230s 3rd century AD Roman Empire 27 BC–476 materials form sarcophagus height 73 cm width 92 cm depth 12 cm weight 92 kg roughly triangular fragment stone uneven weathered surface occupies image showing palette beige tan light brown hints gray small darker brown speckles scattered across edges irregular chipped visible break slightly protruding corner side interior texture coarser yellowish stone surface subtle variations tone faint linear impressions well areas look smoother slightly lighter near top bottom small spots darker discoloration background smooth gradient medium gray.