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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 sides of the front 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 a tunic and toga with contabulatio a specially wrapped hem, holding a scroll in his left hand and wearing calcei or military-style leather boots. Both frontal figures have incompletely finished heads. The side walls show reliefs of a seated griffin with a lion's head; the left wall near its lower left corner has an opening to the interior. The lower left corner of the right wall is missing and the rear wall is rather carelessly worked. Considerable abrasions and damage, particularly to the corners and the figures on both sides of the front wall. Date: c. 270, Roman Empire 27 BC–476 AD. Type: Roman sarcophagus. Dimensions: height 100 cm, width 214 cm, depth 100 cm, weight 2400 kg., A rectangular stone sarcophagus shown from the front with a weathered pale gray surface, featuring a central carved panel of repeating curved, ribbed grooves forming symmetrical wave patterns and a small raised human figure in relief at the center; each short end has a carved standing draped figure set against a plain background with folds of clothing and rounded facial features; the top edge is thick and flat with an inner recessed basin, and the base is a solid plinth with worn edges.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A05_239

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57.5Mo (3.1Mo) / 50.8cm x 28.3cm / 6000 x 3348 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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 sides front figures presumed deceased draped fabrics parapetasmata left woman tunic long cloak palla holding scroll volumen left hand right man toga contabulatio specially wrapped hem holding scroll wearing calcei military-style leather boots frontal figures incompletely finished heads side walls reliefs seated griffin lion's head left wall near lower corner opening interior right wall missing rear wall carelessly worked Considerable abrasions damage particularly corners figures front wall Date c 270 Roman Empire 27 BC–476 AD Type Roman sarcophagus Dimensions height 100 cm width 214 cm depth 100 cm weight 2400 kg rectangular stone sarcophagus shown weathered pale gray surface featuring central carved panel repeating curved ribbed grooves forming symmetrical wave patterns small raised human figure relief center short draped figure set plain background folds clothing rounded facial features top edge thick flat inner recessed basin base solid plinth worn edges.