Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Portonaccio sarcophagus

This is just an incredible piece. It is about 12' wide and about 8"tall...marble and in perfect condition.
Around the time of Marcus Aurelius and depicts a battle between the Romans and The Barbarians.
190-200AD...sarcophagus of a Roman general.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portonaccio_sarcophagus


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