Subject
Fragment of the lower part of a sarcophagus front; the cornice is decorated with a continuous Kyma Lesbio above which there is a bear cub.
Accession number 277886
Coarse-grained white-greyish marble
Height 22.2 cm; width 26.5 cm; depth 8.4 cm
Fragment broken on the sides and on the top
Approximately 270 A.D.
Provenance
Near the Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella, 3rd mile of the Via Appia Antica
Placement
Appia Antica Archaeological Park (storage)
Credits
Archive of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (pictures of Giulio Archinà)
References
Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, exhibition catalogue curated by F. R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Quingentole 2022, pp 323–325.
