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Marble strigilated sarcophagus

ca. 220 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 169
The sarcophagus was furnished with a lid and placed in a monumental tomb, probably in a niche or on a ledge, with its plain back against the wall. The ferocious-looking lions' heads stand out powerfully against the restrained, almost soothing effect of the strigilated panels on the front. Thisdistinctive type of decoration is restricted largely to sarcophagi made in Rome. The marble is Proconnesian, imported from northwestern Asia Minor.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Marble strigilated sarcophagus
  • Period: Imperial, Late Severan
  • Date: ca. 220 CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Marble
  • Dimensions: Overall dimensions: h. 32 5/16 x l. 85 7/16 x d. 35 13/16 in. (82 x 217 x 91 cm)
  • Classification: Stone Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Ruth E. White Bequest and Leon Levy Foundation, Philodoroi, Renée E. and Robert A. Belfer, The Concordia Foundation, Dr. Lewis M. Dubroff, Roger and Susan Hertog, and The Joseph Rosen Foundation Inc. Gifts, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.258
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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