Fragment of a Sarcophagus with a depiction of Apollo and Mercury
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Fragment of a Sarcophagus with a depiction of Apollo and Mercury
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Published 2019-04-02T12:18:43+00:00
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This work, a fragment of a sarcophagus orginating from the 3rd Century AD, depicts two figures believed to be Apollo and Mercury. Mercury is the god of travel, and Apollo the god of health, depicted together to welcome a safe journey into the afterlife.
Technical Information
| Date published | 02/04/2019 |
| Complexity | Easy |
More Information
| Title | Fragment of a Sarcophagus with a depiction of Apollo and Mercury |
| Date | 3rd Century AD |
| Accession | Inv. n. 269 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | From Giovanni Grimani, 1587 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | National Archaeological Museum of Venice |
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