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Historical Archive: Shepherd Sarcophagus

c.250-75, from the Via Salaria, Rome
marble 69 x 238 x 73 cm (27 x 93.7 x 28.7 inches)
Vatican Museums, 31540 (ex 181)


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full front
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oblique view from above/left, showing repairs and restoration
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view from front/left
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ram at left end, muzzle restored
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man as philosopher
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shepherd with ram (lower leg and ram on viewer's right restored)
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shepherd with ram, oblique view
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orans, hands and ram restored
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seated woman and attendant, upper hand restored
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seated woman and attendant, busts
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ram at right end, restored