ECL-Bm.2:9-2012
Parts
ECL-Bm.2:9-2012
Identification
Sarcophagus fragment: marine thiasos
assigned by cataloguer
Description
The right part of the sarcophagus is missing, while the figure at the far left , a half-draped female who holds a torch and seems to be springing out of a boat is not original. In centre two nymphs with billowing drapery ride to right on the backs of tritons. A winged putto follows the couple on left. The triton of the couple on the right holds a lyre. On far right is triton of a third couple, facing left and cut by the border. A putto reaches towards him from the waves.
drawing
height (actual size): 383mm
width (actual size): 485mm
width (actual size): 485mm
Villa Borghese. Facciata a levante. Un coro di nereidi
red chalk on paper
Production
c.1710-1730
History and association
• Montelatici (174)