Sarcophagus with the Muses

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Roman, circa 280-290 CE. Found at San Paolo fuori le Mura in the 15th century.

This sarcophagus is decorated with the nine Muses, each in a niche under arches supported by columns. In classical myth, the Muses were the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts, and are typically depicted with an attribute related to their specific domain.

On the back of the sarcophagus, two lions flank an urn.