sarcophagus
- Museum number
- 1838,0608.12
- Description
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Stone sarcophagus, once covered with white plaster and colourfully painted. The lid is carved as the roof of a temple or house, and decorated with scroll ornament, sphinxes, snakes, female heads and rows of cover-tiles with antefixes.
All sides of the chest are decorated in low relief with floral and animal designs, two winged female figures (perhaps Lasas), a winged male figure holding a mallet and snake (representing Charon) and a warrior with shield and sword. There is an inscription in the centre which reads "Vel Urinates",the dead man's name.
- Production date
- 325BC-250BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 51 centimetres
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Length: 2.02 metres
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Width: 65 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- On display (G71/dc11)
- Acquisition date
- 1838
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1838,0608.12
