Title

Roman sarcophagus for a young boy

Caption

Roman sarcophagus for a young boy. Its reliefs depict the god Eros carrying the dead boy to the alterlife. 3rd century AD. Marble. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Date

Jul 05, 2018

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG20B26_071

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35,6Mb (3,7Mb) / 16,1in x 8,6in / 4843 x 2566 (300dpi)

Keywords

young 3rd century 3rd century AD Eros Europe God Madrid National Archaeological Museum Roman Roman era Roman society Romans Spain alterlife ancient Rome ancient age ancient romans antiquity archaeology archeology art boy carrying dead death european funerary history infant interior marble museum mythological mythology relief reliefs sarcophagus scene sculpture tomb wing winged young