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Sarcophagus with Victories   (  )
Artist	Anonymous (Category:Roman Empire)Unknown author
Title	Sarcophagus with Victories
Description	English: The scene on the front of this sarcophagus, carved in high relief, shows two figures of Victory holding standards and flanking a large shield decorated with a Gorgon's head. As is typical in Roman illustrations of triumphs, figures representing vanquished barbarian prisoners are seated below the central shield. Both prisoners are female; the one on the right appears lost in grief, while the figure on the left sits proudly with her head raised. Towards the corners, large Eros figures carry garlands of laurel. Across the front of the lid, winged Eros figures imitate the central scene below, while others erect a trophy from captured armor. The symbolism of the whole celebrates the victory of life over death. Italiano: Sarcofago romano risalente al III secolo d.C., in marmo tasio; oggi conservato al The Walters Art Museum in Baltimora. L'immagine in altorilievo rappresenta simbolicamente la celebrazione della vittoria della vita sulla morte: le due figure poste ai lati di un grande scudo con testa di Gorgone rappresentano la dea Vittoria; le due figure poste sotto lo scudo centrale, inserite come barbari sconfitti in un trionfo, sono di sesso femminile (la particolarità risiede in quella di destra, in atteggiamento di sofferente lamento, mentre la figura di sinistra assume un atteggiamento di orgoglio con la testa ben sollevata); verso gli angoli, figure grandi di Eros (eroti) che indossano ghirlande di alloro; sulla parte superiore del sarcofago, ancora figure alate di eroti imitano la medesima scena centrale posta in basso, mentre altri ancora innalzano un trofeo consistente in un'armatura.
Date	ca. AD 210 (Imperial)
Medium	Thasian marble
Dimensions	height: 115.6 cm (45.5 in); width: 224.8 cm (88.5 in); depth: 94.6 cm (37.2 in) dimensions QS:P2048,115.6U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,224.8U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,94.6U174728
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	23.36
Place of creation	Roman Empire
Object history	Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1902: purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history	Things With Wings: Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2005-2006.
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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