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Sarcophagus, height: 67,5 cm, length: 221,5 cm, width: 75 cm.
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Sarcophagus, Thisseion Collection
Area: Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Date: 11th century
Description:
Marble monolithic sarcophagus with relief decoration on the one long side. A banded floriated cross with rosettes and drops where the cross arms intersect is encircled by two isosceles crosses and palmettes on medals. The symmetrical synthesis is typical of the middle-byzantine sculpture. It comes from Athens, the area of Hadrian’s Library. It is dated to the eleventh century.
Date: 11th century
Description:
Marble monolithic sarcophagus with relief decoration on the one long side. A banded floriated cross with rosettes and drops where the cross arms intersect is encircled by two isosceles crosses and palmettes on medals. The symmetrical synthesis is typical of the middle-byzantine sculpture. It comes from Athens, the area of Hadrian’s Library. It is dated to the eleventh century.