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101-1 - FRAGMENT OF A LEAD SARCOPHAGUS
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FRAGMENT OF A LEAD SARCOPHAGUS Lead 34 x 26.5 cm Eastern Mediterranean, 2nd century A.D. Rectangular fragment of a sarcophagus side panel, decorated with relief created by casting. The upper portion is adorned with a frieze of leafy branches alternating with berries, framed by two twisted scrolls. In the lower field, a winged sphinx—a symbol of the passage to the afterlife—is depicted among leafy branches. On the right, a vertical twisted border. The reverse is smooth, bearing a label on the left numbered “1711.” Provenance Former private collection, Paris. In the same family since the 1960s. Fragment of a lead sarcophagus Rectangular fragment of a sarcophagus panel, decorated in cast relief. The upper section bears a frieze of leafy branches alternating with berries, framed by two cable borders. In the lower field, a winged sphinx—symbol of the passage to the afterlife—is depicted among leafy branches. On the right is a vertical cable border. The reverse is plain, with a numbered label “1711” on the left.
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