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Sarcophagus with a depiction of a married couple and a shepherd, unknown Roman workshop. A large Roman sarcophagus with strigilla S-shaped grooves forming a central medallion, decorated with a standing, thoughtful shepherd leaning on a shepherd's staff pedum. On the front sides are figures presumed to be the deceased, standing against draped fabrics parapetasmata: on the left, a woman in a tunic and long cloak palla holding a scroll volumen in her left hand; on the right, a man in tunic and toga with a contabulatio specially wrapped hem shaped like a belt, holding a scroll in his left hand and wearing mullei leather military boots. Both frontal figures have incompletely finished heads. The side walls feature reliefs of a seated griffin with a lion's head. The left wall has an opening to the interior near its lower left corner; the lower left corner of the right wall is missing. The rear wall is rather carelessly worked. Quite a few abrasions and damage, particularly to the corners and figures on both sides of the front wall. c. 270, Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Sarcophagus Roman. Height 100 cm, width 214 cm, depth 100 cm, weight 2400 kg., A rectangular stone panel with a pale gray surface features a central area of repeated curved ridges forming mirrored wave patterns and a small carved figure set within the central meeting point, flanked on the left and right by standing sculpted figures in draped garments carved in low relief; the left figure faces slightly inward with a draped cloak and folded hands, and the right figure similarly faces inward holding drapery, both set against narrow vertical panels with simple decorative knots above them, all set against a neutral gray background and showing subtle variations of light and darker gray tones across the stone.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Sarcophagus depiction married couple shepherd unknown Roman workshop large Roman sarcophagus strigilla S-shaped grooves forming central medallion decorated standing thoughtful shepherd leaning shepherd's staff pedum front sides figures presumed deceased draped fabrics parapetasmata left woman tunic long cloak palla holding scroll volumen left hand right man toga contabulatio specially wrapped hem shaped belt holding scroll wearing mullei leather military boots frontal figures incompletely finished heads side walls feature reliefs seated griffin lion's head left wall opening interior near lower corner right wall missing rear wall carelessly worked Quite abrasions damage particularly corners figures sides front wall c 270 Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Sarcophagus Roman Height 100 cm width 214 cm depth 100 cm weight 2400 kg rectangular stone panel pale gray surface features central area repeated curved ridges forming mirrored wave patterns small carved figure set within central meeting point flanked sculpted draped garments carved low relief left figure faces slightly inward draped cloak folded hands right figure similarly inward drapery narrow vertical panels simple decorative knots them neutral gray background showing subtle variations light darker gray tones across stone.