Subject
Stereoscopic plates dated to the first half of the 20th century, by an unknown author, showing the sarcophagus found in the underground burial chamber of the Tomb of the Pancrazi on Via Latina, following excavations by Lorenzo Fortunati in 1858, now preserved in the Gregorian Profano Museum.
The image shows the lid with a depiction of the Oedipus myth and a part of the sarcophagus with depiction of the myth of Adonis.
Accession number, photographs: MVF.VIII.31.18; MVF.VIII.31.20
Accession number, objects: MV.10408.0.0 ; MV.10409.0.0
Glass plate, silver bromide gelatine
12×24 cm
First half of the 20th century
Placement
Vatican Museums. Pinacoteca ➔ 3rd floor ➔ corridors
Credits
Vatican Museum Archives
