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Sarcophagus

2nd or 1st century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueVolcanic stone (peperino or tufa)
DimensionsHeight x width x length: 63 x 58 x 210 cm (24 13/16 x 22 13/16 x 82 11/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of the American Exploration Society
Accession number00.683.1
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceAccording to a letter from the American Exploration Society, dated December 15, 1900, the sarcophagus was one of sixteen sarcophagi found in the necropolis of the ancient city of Musarna in the territory of Viterbo, on the bank of the River Leia, now part of the estate of Signor Alarico Piatti; gift of the American Exploration Society to MFA, December, 1900