Sarcophagus Front, The Return of the Body of Meleager to Kalydon
Artist
Unknown Roman
CultureRoman
Titles
- Sarcophagus Front, The Return of the Body of Meleager to Kalydon
Date220–230 AD
MediumMarble
Dimensionsrelief: 24 3/4 × 83 1/4 × 13 inches (62.9 × 211.5 × 33 cm)
display base: 47 1/2 inches high × 16 inches deep
display base: 47 1/2 inches high × 16 inches deep
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment
Object number76.228
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
104 Cullen Foundation Atrium
Exposé
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Department
AntiquitiesObject Type
Exhibition History"A Permanent Heritage: Major Works from the Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 23 October 1980–4 January, 1981.
Published References Brilliant, Richard. Visual Narratives: storytelling in Etruscan and Roman art. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1984. Page 157, plate 4.16. Mack, Charles R. Looking at the Renaissance: Essays toward a Contextual Appreciation. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 2005. Fig. 34. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: A Guide to the Collection. Houston, MFAH, 1981. No. 24. Vermeule, Cornelius C. Greek and Roman Sculpture in America: Masterpieces in Public Collections in the United States and Canada. Malibu, Calif.: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1981. Page 247, cat. no. 207.
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Unknown Roman
140–170 AD
Marble
2006.35.A,.B
Unknown Egyptian
332–30 BC
Painted and gilded wood, grain, earth, linen, and wax
2006.280
Unknown Egyptian
332–30 BC
Wood with polychrome decoration
2008.808
