Sarcophagus

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Authors:	Roman workshop
Title:	Sarcophagus
Start date:	300
End date:	399
Historical Period:	Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description:	Marble sarcophagus with a high relief decoration depicting the creation of the Man by Prometheus. The sarcophagus was discovered in Pozzuoli, in the area of an ancient cistern called Piscina Cardito.
Place:	Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli, Italy
Languages:	No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium:	marble (rock)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	UNIBO Europeana Archaeology
Physical type:	sarcophagi (coffins)
Material and technique:	carving (processes)
Data provider:	University of Bologna
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Appears in Collections:	BYZART