Sarcophagus with winged Victories; Proconnesian marble; Last quarter of the second century AD. Two elegant winged goddesses of Victory support a round flame (clipeo), under which a small eagle is placed; both its sides present two identical and specular scenes, related to the Dyonisian world: a crouching panther and an eros engaged in stealing a bunch of grapes from a rooster - Museo Centrale Montemartini, Rome, Italy
Sarcophagus with winged Victories; Proconnesian marble; Last quarter of the second century AD. Two elegant winged goddesses of Victory support a round flame (clipeo), under which a small eagle is placed; both its sides present two identical and specular scenes, related to the Dyonisian world: a crouching panther and an eros engaged in stealing a bunch of grapes from a rooster - Museo Centrale Montemartini, Rome, Italy
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Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Photo credit: © Stefano Ravera / Alamy / Afripics
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