Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Sea deities and animals / Groups of Sea deities and monsters / Sarcophagi / Sarcophagi with a shell containing a portrait in the centre

Further details

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

3rd century (early)

Location

London, Sotheby's (Auction Hever Castle Sale, lot 365)

Auction

Sotheby's [11/07/1983]

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))
The Warburg Institute (Photographer (analogue))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

close to Andreas Rumpf, Die Meerwesen auf den Antiken Sarkophagreliefs (Die Antiken Sarkophagreliefs, 5, 1), Berlin 1939, no. 71, hence probably of similar date

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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