Marble front of a child's columnar sarcophagus with the Seasons

290–300 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 169
Front of child's sarcophagus with columns and tomb portals depicting the Four Seasons.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Marble front of a child's columnar sarcophagus with the Seasons
  • Period: Late Imperial, Tetrarchic
  • Date: 290–300 CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Marble, Proconnesian
  • Dimensions: H. 16 3/4 in. (42.6 cm)
    length 45 1/2 in. (115.6 cm)
    depth 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
  • Classification: Stone Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
  • Object Number: 18.145.51
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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