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Sarcophagus of Caius Junius Euhodus and Metilia Acte depicting the myth of Alcestis. The deceased was revisor in the corporation of carpenters in Ostia (Magister Quinquennalis). His wife was priestess of the Magna Mater. The myth of Alcestis is an example of conjugal love. Alcestis is lying on a cline waiting to reach the underworld, having chosen to die in place of her husband Admetus. Se will be saved by Heracles. Marble. Imperial Roman. ca. 161-170 CE.
Location
Museo Chiaramonti/Vatican Museums/Vatican State
Unique Identifier
ART359255
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4662px × 2972px
Photo Credit
© Vanni Archive/ Art Resource, NY
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2nd century CE
Alcestis
Carpenter
Hercules
Imperial Roman (27 BCE-396 CE)
Marble
Priestess
Relief
Sarcophagus
Sculpture