Right corner of a sarcophagus with the myth of the musical contest between the satyr Marsyas and the god Apollo ca. 210–230 Roman Torso of a man with hands bound and parts of another challenged Apollo to a musical contest, and he was flayed alive as punishment after losing. here, he is shown hanging from a pine tree, while a bearded Phrygian slave kneeling at his feet sharpens his knife. Behind Marsyas, another slave tightens the ropes that bind him to the tree. The group showing the flaying is copied from a sculptural group created in the Hellenistic Right corner
Right corner of a sarcophagus with the myth of the musical contest between the satyr Marsyas and the god Apollo ca. 210–230 Roman Torso of a man with hands bound and parts of another challenged Apollo to a musical contest, and he was flayed alive as punishment after losing. here, he is shown hanging from a pine tree, while a bearded Phrygian slave kneeling at his feet sharpens his knife. Behind Marsyas, another slave tightens the ropes that bind him to the tree. The group showing the flaying is copied from a sculptural group created in the Hellenistic Right corner of a sarcophagus with the myth of the musical contest between the satyr Marsyas and the god Apollo. Roman. ca. 210–230. Marble. Mid-Imperial, Severan. Stone Sculpture
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