Unknown Roman
Sarcophagus Front, The Return of the Body of Meleager to Kalydon

Sarcophagus Front, The Return of the Body of Meleager to Kalydon

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Sarcophagus Front, The Return of the Body of Meleager to Kalydon
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
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund
Object number76.228
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
104 Cullen Foundation Atrium
On view

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Department
Antiquities
ProvenancePrivate collection, Switzerland; purchased by [Heinz Herzer & Co. (a.k.a. Antiken, or Artemis S.A.), Munich, by 1976]; purchased by MFAH, 1976.
Exhibition History"A Permanent Heritage: Major Works from the Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 23 October 1980–4 January, 1981.

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