Sarcophagus with clipeus supported by winged Erotes; Marble from Luni; End of third century AD. The portrait of the deceased, with a rotulus in her left hand, is in the center of the sarcophagus, inside a clypeus supported by winged Erotes. The sarcophagus is richly decorated: at the corners are two Genes, personifications of the seasons, while under the clipeus thare are two theatrical masks, on the sides of which the personifications of the Earth and the Oceanus are placed. Livelygrape-harvesting putti decorate the front side of the lid - Museo Centrale Montemartini, Rome, Italy
Sarcophagus with clipeus supported by winged Erotes; Marble from Luni; End of third century AD. The portrait of the deceased, with a rotulus in her left hand, is in the center of the sarcophagus, inside a clypeus supported by winged Erotes. The sarcophagus is richly decorated: at the corners are two Genes, personifications of the seasons, while under the clipeus thare are two theatrical masks, on the sides of which the personifications of the Earth and the Oceanus are placed. Livelygrape-harvesting putti decorate the front side of the lid - Museo Centrale Montemartini, Rome, Italy
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Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Photo credit: © Stefano Ravera / Alamy / Afripics
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