National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Sarcophagus With Vegetal Decoration
Period: Middle Roman - Late Roman
Material: Lead
Site: Zur Natan
Description: Along the long sides of the sarcophagus runs a decorative strip of grape- tendrils and above it repeated shell motif and masks. On the narrow side is an image of Eros standing under an aedicule- an arch supported by two columns- holding a grape cluster in one hand and a hunter's stick in the other. Above the arch is a shell with two masks on either side of it. The sarcophagus is dated to the second- third centuries CE.
Bibliography:
Masarwa D. 2016. Zur Natan, Khirbat Majdal- final report. HAinternet 128: Fig. 13- 18.

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Sarcophagus With Vegetal Decoration  
Photographer :Clara Amit

Sarcophagus With Vegetal Decoration  
Photographer :Clara Amit

Sarcophagus With Vegetal Decoration  
Photographer :Clara Amit

Sarcophagus With Vegetal Decoration  
Photographer :Clara Amit

Sarcophagus With Vegetal Decoration  
Photographer :Clara Amit

Sarcophagus With Vegetal Decoration  
Photographer :Clara Amit





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