Marble sarcophagus with the myth of Endymion, mid-2nd century

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Marble sarcophagus with the myth of Endymion, Antonine, mid-2nd century , Roman, Marble, Overall: 19 1/4 x 78 1/4 x 21 in. ( x x cm), Stone Sculpture, Found on the Via Ardeatina, on the outskirts of Rome. The myth of Endymion, a beautiful shepherd who was so loved by the moon goddess Selene that she gave him eternal youth with eternal sleep, became a popular funerary motif in Roman art

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Size: 8111px × 3108px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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