Marble sarcophagus with the myth of Selene and Endymion, Severan, early 3rd century A.D., Roman, Marble, H. 28 1/2 in. (72.39 cm), Stone Sculpture, An inscription at the center of the lid informs us that this trough-shaped sarcophagus was dedicated to a woman named Arria, who lived fifty years and ten months, by her daughter Aninia Hilara. Arria’s portrait is carved just to the right of the inscription
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Marble sarcophagus, myth, Selene, Endymion, Severan, early 3rd century .D, Roman, Marble, H, 28 1/2, 72.39 cm, Stone Sculpture, inscription, center, lid informs, us, trough-shaped, dedicated, woman, Arria, lived fifty, years, ten months, daughter Aninia, Hilara, portrait, carved, right
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