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

2nd century - 3rd century

Location

London, Sotheby's (Auction Hever Castle Sale, lot 366)

Auction

Sotheby's [11/07/1983]

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))
A.F. Kersting (H 18453) (Photographer (analogue))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

D. Strong, The Connoisseur, CLVIII, no. 6, p. 219, plate 16; not in Andreas Rumpf, Die Meerwesen auf den Antiken Sarkophagreliefs (Die Antiken Sarkophagreliefs, 5, 1), Berlin 1939

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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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