Anonimo sec. III, Ritratto di Alessandro Severo e Giulia Mamea, Storie della vita di Achille
CODES / CLASSIFICATION
104523
OBJECT
AUTHOR
Dating
sec. III, prima metà
222 ca. - 235 ca.
LOCATIONS
NOTES
Foto sup 773, verso del supporto secondario: nota anonima manoscritta: "Museum of the Capitol. Colossal sarcophagus found in 1594 in the Monte del Grano, two miles of the Porta S. Giovanni. The reclining figures on the cover are wrongly termed Alexander Severus and Mammea. The basrelief on the 4 sides are of the good period of Roman art and represent the story of Achilles. 1. Achilles discovered amongest the daughters of Lycomedes. 2. Achilles parts from Deidamia. 3. He arms himself to avenge Patroclus [...] The Barberini vas was found inside the sarcophagus".
