This Roman sarcophagus in the gardens of the National Museum illustrates the working methods of Roman artisans as the decoration is roughly blocked out but crucially left unfinished so that the purchaser could dictate exactly how they wanted the object to be completed.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
28th August 2010
Contributor
Joshua Bryant
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Type
Museum Exhibit
Tags
Damascus, Damascus National Museum, Museum, Museum Exhibit, Roman, Sarcophagus, Syria
Collection
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Roman Sarcophagus,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 25, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/695.