Marble sarcophagus fragment, Mid-Imperial, Antonine, mid-2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, Luni and Pentelic, Other (reconstructed): 38 1/8 in. × 8 3/4 in. × 46 7/8 in. (96.8 × 22.2 × 119.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, The relief, which originally formed the front panel of a large sarcophagus, depicts the death of the Greek hero Meleager, famous for killing the Calydonian boar. On other Roman sarcophagi this scene accompanies that of the hunt itself, showing Meleager spearing the ferocious boar
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Marble sarcophagus fragment, Mid-Imperial, Antonine, mid-2nd century .D, Roman, Marble, Luni, Pentelic, reconstructed, 38 1/8, 8 3/4, 46 7/8, 96.8, 22.2, 119.1 cm, Stone Sculpture, relief, originally formed, front panel, large sarcophagus, depicts, death, Greek hero, Meleager, famous, killing, Calydonian boar, Roman sarcophagi, scene accompanies, hunt itself, showing Meleager, spearing, ferocious
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