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Italy (Rome)
Section of Festooned Sarcophagus with Erotes and Marine Motifs
2353
Roman Imperial Period (High Empire / 2nd Century CE).
A sculptural section or panel carved from the front of a Roman garland sarcophagus (sarcofago a girlande), featuring supporting corner Erotes, thick botanical swags, and a central marine thiasos motif with an Eros riding a ketos (sea-monster).
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