Category:Sarcophagus (Louvre AO 4962)

**Sarcophagus**
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Instance of	sculpture;
Made from material	limestone;
Location	Room 181, Denon Wing, Louvre Palace, 1st arrondissement of Paris, Paris Centre, Paris, Grand Paris, France
Location of discovery	Sidon Mithraeum;
Owned by	French State;
Collection	Department of Near Eastern Antiquities of the Louvre;
Inventory number	AO 4962 (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities of the Louvre);
Inception	1st millennium (after 1, before 324);
Width	98 cm;
Length	230 cm;
Height	93 cm;
Authority file
	Q112288042; Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010120386
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Sarcophagus (Louvre AO 4962)

Sarcophagus

Artist

Unknown artist

Title

English: sarcophagus

Français : sarcophage à décor de guirlandes et de mufles de lion

Object type

sculpture

Description

Français : Sarcophage orné d’épaisses guirlandes de fleurs et de feuilles, nouées à des anneaux que tiennent dans leurs gueules des mufles de lion (parfois de griffon). Ces éléments s’inspirent des appliques en métal qui permettaient de transporter les cercueils en bois. Les guirlandes rappellent celles qu’on disposait sur le cercueil lors des funérailles.

Date

2^nd century-early 3^rd century AD

Medium

limestone

Dimensions

length: 230 cm (90.5 in); height: 93 cm (36.6 in); width: 98 cm (38.5 in)

Collection

Louvre Museum (Inventory)

	Native name	Louvre Museum
	Location	Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois , France
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E
	Established	10 August 1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority file	: Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 000000012260177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat

Current location

Orient méditerranéen dans l'empire romain, room 2: Les pratiques funéraires dans les provinces orientales de l’Empire romain. Denon, Entresol.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities).

Accession number

(AO 4962

)

Place of discovery

Sidon Mithraeum

Object history

discovered by mission Ernest Renan (Sidon)
1861-1862: acquired from mission Ernest Renan

Notes

Français : Ce sarcophage, trouvé avec un autre (AO 4961) dans un caveau peint à Sidon, est typique des productions des ateliers de cette ville.

References

Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 36433

Authority file

: Q112288042
Louvre: 010120386

Media in category "Sarcophagus (Louvre AO 4962)"

The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.

Sarcophagus Louvre AO4962 n01.jpg 4,234 × 2,823; 5.22 MB
Sarcophagus Louvre AO4962 n02.jpg 4,925 × 3,281; 7.56 MB
Sarcophagus Louvre AO4962 n03.jpg 3,920 × 2,614; 4.73 MB
Sarcophagus Louvre AO4962 n04.jpg 4,744 × 2,669; 5.56 MB
Sarcophagus Louvre AO4962 n05.jpg 4,201 × 3,151; 6.03 MB

Category:Sarcophagus (Louvre AO 4962)

Media in category "Sarcophagus (Louvre AO 4962)"

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