Subject
Fragment of a sarcophagus with an imago clipeata, depicting the bust of a young boy with a tunic and a cloak, held by genii of the seasons; below some wicker baskets with fruit. Found in the burial room of the Barberini tomb (from the SU 2119) during the excavation and cleaning conducted by Soprintendenza Archeologica of Rome in 1998-99.
Accession number –
Carrara marble
Height 33 cm; width 34 cm; depth 4 cm
Second half of 3rd cent. A.D.
Provenance
Tombs of the Via Latina, so-called Barberini sepulchre
Placement
Tombs of the Via Latina
Credits
Archive of Appia Antica Archaeological Park (pictures by P. Pinci)
References
S.A. Cugno, Scavi e materiali archeologici del Parco delle Tombe della via Latina in Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, catalogo della mostra a cura di F.R.Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Mantova 2022, pp. 247-260.
Relazioni R. Rea, 1998-1999, Archivio PA-Appia.
