Sarcophagus of Crepereia Tryphaena
Type:
Funerary monument and ornaments
Year:
150-160 AD.
Material and technique:
Proconnesian marble
Origin:
Rome, Prati neighbourhood – excavation of foundations of the Palace of Justice (1889)
Inventory:
AC 459
The front of the sarcophagus is decorated with a series of continuous strigilations. The left short end shows the deceased reclining on a kline: she is mourned by two weeping figures, possibly her parents.
