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Collections

Unknown
Biographical Sarcophagusprobably circa 176–193

Not on view
Ancient marble sarcophagus with high-relief carved procession of draped and partially nude figures across the front panel, pale cream stone with worn surface
Marble sarcophagus relief with multiple figures in Roman dress arranged around a small temple or shrine structure; a kneeling figure and bull are centered, flanked by standing and gesturing figures in high relief with weathered surface.
Marble relief sculpture fragment depicting a crowded battle scene; two mounted figures on horseback in the upper register, draped in tunics, with fallen or crouching figures below in dynamic poses; deeply carved high relief with weathered surface.
Marble relief panel depicting five draped figures; a reclining figure on a couch at right attended by standing figures, while a kneeling figure at center leans over a basin or cradle holding an infant, with a columnar element at left.
Stone relief panel with four figures in low relief; a seated figure at left in a tunic faces two standing figures, one holding a round object; a crouching animal in the foreground; weathered surface with heavy erosion; partially broken at right edge.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Biographical Sarcophagus
Culture
Roman
Place Made
possibly Eastern Mediterranean (Turkey)
Date Made
probably circa 176–193
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
28 1/2 × 89 × 32 in. (72.39 × 226.06 × 81.28 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Accession Number
47.8.9a-c
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Loeffler, Elaine P. "A Famous Sarcophagus at the Los Angeles Museum." The Art Bulletin 39 (1957) 1-7