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Ariadne on sarcophagus lid

ARIADNE ON THE SARCOPHAGUS LID
Marble
L: 274 cm. W: 131 cm. H: 120 cm.
Roman Period 2nd century A.D. Perge
Found in the Western Necropolis in 1995. Only the lid of this superbly carved large sarcophagus has been found to date. It has Ariadne, the wife of Dionysos, represented asleep upon it, with the trace of a lizard carved by her feet. The face was damaged during its illegal excavation.

Source: pdf of the museum found on the internet.
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