SculptureRoman2nd-3rd century CE

Fragment of an Attic Sarcophagus

c. 175-225 CE

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Pentelic marble

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period, Middle

Century

2nd-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

actual: 35 x 35 cm (13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Brummer Gallery, New York, NY, Sold to the Fogg Art Museum, 1949. Probably purchased at one of three sales of Brummer's merchandise held in 1949.

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