Subject
Fragment of the sarcophagus’ right end depicting a winged baby eros.
Accession number 22.M322-2.178.
White marble with grey veins, probably Proconnesian marble; sculptural technique.
Height cm 33, width cm 23, depth cm 12, wall depth cm 4.
170-190 A.D.
Provenance
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
A. Ambrogi, Frammento di sarcofago con erote in Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, catalogue exhibition curated by di F.R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Mantova 2022, pp. 326-327.
