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Sea deities and animals / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Unknown or lost prototypes / Sarcophagi / formerly Rome, Palazzo Giustiniani
Sea deities and animals / Groups of Sea deities and monsters / Sarcophagi / Sarcophagi with a shell containing a portrait in the centre

Further details

in the 16th century on the Monte Celio, sketched by Dosio

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

3rd century (early)

Location

Rome, Palazzo Giustiniani (according to Rumpf by 1939 no longer in the Palazzo Giustiniani)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Andreas Rumpf, Die Meerwesen auf den Antiken Sarkophagreliefs (Die Antiken Sarkophagreliefs, 5, 1), Berlin 1939, p. 27f, no. 71, fig. 40f. and plate 20; Salomon Reinach, Répertoire de reliefs grecs et romains, 3, Paris 1912, p. 258

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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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