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Rome (Italy) near Porta San Lorenzo
Marble, produced in Rome , 140 - 150 AD
The relief shows four scenes from the Medea Myth following the homonymous tragedy by the Athenians poet Euripides. Topics from Greek mythology were a popular motif in Rome for sarcophagus reliefs, especially when they depicted, as is the case here, wedding and death, happiness and sorrow of life.
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Rome (Italy) near Porta San Lorenzo
Marble, produced in Rome , 140 - 150 AD
The relief shows four scenes from the Medea Myth following the homonymous tragedy by the Athenians poet Euripides. Topics from Greek mythology were a popular motif in Rome for sarcophagus reliefs, especially when they depicted, as is the case here, wedding and death, happiness and sorrow of life.