Portonaccio sarcophagus

Portonaccio sarcophagus
MaterialMarble
Height114 cm[1]
Width239 cm
Depth116 cm
Createdlate 2nd century AD[1]
Present locationNational Roman Museum of Palazzo Massimo, Rome
Registrationinv. 112.327

The Portonaccio sarcophagus is a 2nd-century ancient Roman sarcophagus found in the Portonaccio section of Rome and now held at the Museo Nazionale Romano (Palazzo Massimo). Dating to around 180 AD, the sarcophagus was likely used to bury a Roman general killed in the 172–175 AD German-Sarmatic campaign of Marcus Aurelius during the Marcomannic Wars. It is an example of private sculpture of art in the age of Commodus [it], with visible influences from the design of the Column of Marcus Aurelius.

  1. ^ a b Mark D., Fullerton (2020). Art and Archaeology of the Roman World. Thames & Hudson. p. 313. ISBN 9780500051931.