Roman strigilated sarcophagus with the relief depicting the deceased, in the centre. At the bottom, two seated figures, a poet or a philosopher holding a parchment, and a muse. In the end, lions attacking boars. Marble. 3rd century AD. Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities. Stockholm. Sweden.

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