Caption

Sarcophagus lid, The deceased is shown in a semi-reclining position, resting his left forearm on a pillow and holding a laurel wreath in his right hand. He wears a short-sleeved tunic and a cloak which, when thrown over the head, reveals the torso and left arm from shoulder to elbow; the right foot is visible from under the cloak. The human figure has very elongated proportions, with notably long legs in disproportion to the torso. 2nd half of the 2nd century BC, Etruria. Sarcophagus; height 71 cm, width 203 cm, depth 48 cm, weight 108 kg., A side view of a seated sculptural figure carved from a pale, beige-toned material, showing the figure draped in a hooded garment with visible folds and textured surface; the figure's face is in profile with a slightly darker skin tone than the garment, and a hand rests on the lap emerging from a rolled sleeve; the base supporting the figure is rough-textured with earthy beige and light brown variations, and the background is a smooth gradient of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_230

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70.8Mb (2.5Mb) / 13.8in x 20.0in / 4125 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sarcophagus lid deceased shown semi-reclining position resting left forearm pillow holding laurel wreath right hand wears short-sleeved tunic cloak thrown head reveals torso left arm shoulder elbow right foot visible under human figure elongated proportions notably long legs disproportion 2nd half 2nd century BC Etruria Sarcophagus height 71 cm width 203 cm depth 48 cm weight 108 kg side view seated sculptural figure carved pale beige-toned material showing figure draped hooded garment visible folds textured surface figure's face profile slightly darker skin tone garment hand rests lap emerging rolled sleeve base supporting figure rough-textured earthy beige light brown variations background smooth gradient gray.