File:Limestone sarcophagus- the Amathus sarcophagus MET DT352.jpg
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Summary
anonymous: Amathus sarcophagus
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| Title |
Limestone sarcophagus: the Amathus sarcophagus |
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| Object type | sarcophagus | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
English: The Amathus sarcophagus, from Amathus, Cyprus, arguably the single most important object in the Cesnola Collection |
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| Depicted people | sphinx | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 2nd quarter of the 5th century B.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Hard limestone | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 62 x 93 1/8 x 38 1/2in. (157.5 x 236.6 x 97.8cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Accession number |
74.51.2453 |
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| Credit line | The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/242006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer |
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/242006
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| current | 16:45, 21 February 2017 | | 1,905 × 1,525 (1.95 MB) | wikimediacommons>Czar | http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/242006 |
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