R2 Cat. 162

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

1st C. BC (Hellenistic)

At the l. is a goat standing on his hind legs toward the r., but with his head turned back over his shoulder; his forelegs are bent upwards and lean against the leg of a nude man or satyr walking or dancing toward the r. The male figure is preserved ...

R2 Cat. 163

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Late Hellenistic or early Empire (Roman)

A horseman with a flying cloak rides an elongated horse towards the r. The horse wears a saddle blanket, a belt which goes over his rump, a bridle, and two reins shown against his neck on one side. He has short incised curls for a mane. The man is sh...

R2 Cat. 164

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

3rd C. AD or later (Roman)

Three registers preserved on both fragments, each separated by a horizontal band. Top register: A, Attis holding a pine tree (?), and a frontal lion (fragment of mane preserved); B, Cybele seated on a throne (lower portion of drapery and r. side of t...

R2 Cat. 165

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

3rd or 4th C. AD? (Roman)

The relief is tapered slightly toward the top. A raised ridge ran along the top, arching gently out from the background. In the center is a figure in a long simple cloak with three vertical folds and elbow-length sleeves. His r. hand is raised, finge...

R2 Cat. 166

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

(Roman)

In the center front of the block, 0.02 under the upper edge, is a shallow incised and chiseled figure of a standing nude male with a club (?) held in his r. hand and one end of it resting on the ground. He may have a lion skin over his l. arm, thus p...

R2 Cat. 167

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

5th or 6th C. AD (Late Lydian (Persian))

Helios is shown as a charioteer, swinging his whip over his head with his r. hand. The whip has a short handle and a long corded or braided strap which comes down to the charioteer’s l. ear, then falls on his shoulder. He stands with his back partly ...

R2 Cat. 169

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

Hadrianic? (Roman)

A ram’s head projects from the corner, but is worked only on the front side. The side of the sarcophagus is flat. The head has a lock of hair on the forehead, a long ear, and tightly curving horn, of the garland was bound by a ribbon, but the beginni...

R2 Cat. 170

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

2nd-3rd C. AD (Roman)

The large, heavy corner block is probably not from a sarcophagus but part of a marble monument or tomb. Two clamp holes show that the piece was clamped from the back and side. There are cleavage lines along the right bottom part, smoothed in a way be...

R2 Cat. 171

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

1st half of 3rd C. AD? (Roman)

The two fragments show a bucranion supporting two garlands made up of a variety of fruits, leaves, and flowers. A six-petalled rosette hangs within one of the garland crescents. A profiled molding is at the top border. Although the style of carving i...

R2 Cat. 172

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

Mid-2nd to mid-3rd C. AD (Roman)

The bull’s head has bulging eyes and triple linear eyebrows. His short horns have a ribbon entwined between them. His well-shaped ears (only his r. one preserved) were pushed forward by the garland. The garlands, in high relief, show fruit, acorns, a...

R2 Cat. 173

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD? (Roman)

The Victory has been carved with care; her transparent chiton, belted beneath the breasts, reveals her navel. The drapery also blows over her legs, revealing their shape. Her wings are still visible behind her l. shoulder and (damaged) at her r. The ...

R2 Cat. 174

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

2nd or early 3rd C. AD (Roman)

The corner of the sarcophagus is decorated with a winged Victory, arms outstretched and holding two fruit and leaf garlands. Her large horizontal wings curve backwards and give a real feeling of depth and space. A pointed leaf rosette to the Victory’...

R2 Cat. 175

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

2nd or 3rd C. AD (Roman)

Relief shows a nude winged male figure, “floating,” with head turned to his r. His arms are outstretched, the r. one presumably held a wreath or inscribed panel. A feathery wing rises above his l. shoulder, and larger striations behind his head also ...

R2 Cat. 176

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

Probably AD 250 or later (Roman)

The linear and elongated figure is a rough version of a “Kallimachos” maenad. Dancing or running, she carries a poorly made garland of fruits and leaves which runs all the way from her broken upper l. arm to her lower l. leg. Her l. arm may have been...

R2 Cat. 177

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

Late 2nd or early 3rd C. AD (Roman)

A putto, walking l. supports a garland of fruit and leaves and a roughly carved taenia. His outer (l.) arm crosses his body to hold up the garland. Within the garland crescent is a raised bump, too severely damaged to identify for certain, but it may...

R2 Cat. 178

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

Late 2nd or early 3rd C. AD (Roman)

The sarcophagus lid fragment has a tile, triangular in section, which ends in a lion’s head. The mane of the lion is indicated by shallow grooves and incisions. His forehead has folds of skin incised on the diagonal. The protruding tongue and lower l...

R2 Cat. 179

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

Late 2nd or early 3rd C. AD? (Roman)

The imitation cover tile is triangular in section and tapers toward the top. The lion’s head has round, deeply hollowed ears, and a long-haired mane with individually drilled hairs. The eyes, deeply inset near the center, had separately indicated lid...

R2 Cat. 180

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

Late 2nd or early 3rd C. AD (Roman)

“PC sarcophagus” fragments. A large number of fragments (about 100) of an Asiatic sarcophagus were found in the Pactolus bed near the sector PC, in the summers of 1959 and 1960. The architectural fragments are identical with those on the celebrated s...

R2 Cat. 181

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

Late 2nd or early 3rd C. AD (Roman)

“PC sarcophagus” fragments. A large number of fragments (about 100) of an Asiatic sarcophagus were found in the Pactolus bed near the sector PC, in the summers of 1959 and 1960. The architectural fragments are identical with those on the celebrated s...

R2 Cat. 182

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

Late 2nd or early 3rd C. AD (Roman)

”PC sarcophagus” fragments. A large number of fragments (about 100) of an Asiatic sarcophagus were found in the Pactolus bed near the sector PC, in the summers of 1959 and 1960. The architectural fragments are identical with those on the celebrated s...

R2 Cat. 183

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

Late 2nd or early 3rd C. AD (Roman)

”PC sarcophagus” fragments. A large number of fragments (about 100) of an Asiatic sarcophagus were found in the Pactolus bed near the sector PC, in the summers of 1959 and 1960. The architectural fragments are identical with those on the celebrated s...

R2 Cat. 184

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

2nd half of 2nd C. AD (Roman)

This fragment of a sarcophagus has, from l. to r., an Ionic column base, and the a statue base with apparently a panther paw and the r. foot of Dionysus (cf. Cat. 122 Figs. 250-251). There is the trace of another Ionic column base. The moldings are: ...

R2 Cat. 185

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

Late 2nd or early 3rd C. AD (Roman)

A bearded male figure holding a fish in his r. hand clasped to his chest is in high relief. The hair flows back in vertical strands, interrupted by horizontal bands in back which are intended to be either folds of the garment or waves of water. Waves...

R2 Cat. 186

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

Later 2nd or early 3rd C. AD (Roman)

The deeply carved decoration of capital and arches is similar to, but not identical with, the sarcophagus of Claudia Antonia Sabina (Cat. 243 Fig. 422). The springing of the arches is also considerably steeper than on that sarcophagus. The type and d...

R2 Cat. 187

Sculpture, Sarcophagus

Marble, Stone

Late 2nd or 3rd C. AD (Roman)

The r. arm, mostly missing, lies across the body. The r. knee is slightly bent. Many small curves of drapery fall over the legs, while a long fold lies parallel to the body but behind it, on the lid. The type of reclining figure is like those of the ...