Subject
Front of a sarcophagus with the nine Muses accompanied by Apollo and Athena. On the lid, bearing an inscription in the middle, you see philosophers, poets and the Muses.
Accession number SK 844
White marble
51 x 205.3 cm (front of the sarcophagus). 22 x 205.3 cm (lid)
End of the 2nd century A.D./ beginning of the 3rd century A.D.
Provenance
Found on the Via Appia
Placement
Altes Museum (Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)
Credits
Altes Museum
