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Sarcophagus of a Roman child

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http://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/case-studies/51

Location:

Baths of Diocletian, National Museum, Rome

Small marble sarcophagus, with a relief depicting two horse drawn carts, a boy playing with a bird and an child with a walker.

Detail of a marble relief showing figures in a horse drawn cart, and a boy playing with a goose.

Objects in this video

Tomb of Macrinius Maximus

Five children's bullae

Bust of a young boy

Grave figurines and lead coffin

Busts of children

Sarcophagus with statue of a reclining boy

Tomb of Minucia Suavis

Tomb of Maria Auxesis

Sarcophagus of a Roman child

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