Sarcophagus with Lions and Foal and Boar
Roman, c.200-250 AD
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
200 AD - 250 AD
Materials
Marble
Measurements
640 x 2040 x 650 mm
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Cliveden Estate, Buckinghamshire
NT 766174
Summary
Sculpture, marble, Sarcophagus with Lions and Foal and Boar , Roman AD200-250. Marble strigil-fluted sarcophagus of bath tub shape. In the central ellipse of the fluting an amphora. At either end of the sarcophagus a lion, accompanied by his keeper, fastens on a victim - a foal at the left and, a boar at the right.
Makers and roles
Roman, c.200-250 AD , sculptor