Object type
sarcophagus
Culture/period
Roman world
Materials
Carrara marble
Technique
sculpting
Mint
Production date
400 / 500
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Església de Santa Maria del Mar (necròpolis romana)
Township
Barcelona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Barcelona, Barcelonès)
Dimensions
49 x 186 x 84 cm
Description
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Sarcophagus decorated with rectangular strigils, divided into two fields and developed in opposite directions from each other, separated by a square cartouche in the centre without an epigraph. The sides are also decorated with strigils. Probably from the Roman necropolis under the existing Gothic basilica of St. Maria del Mar, the coffin remained in the basilica and was used as a baptismal font until 1936, when it was transferred to the MAC.
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID
2461