Category:Amazonomachy sarcophagus (Musée du Louvre)

**Amazonomachy sarcophagus**
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Instance of	sarcophagus; sculpture;
Depicts	couple, half reclining, man, woman, clothing in ancient Rome, drapery, Achilles, Penthesilea, combat, horse, nudity, toplessness, axe, shield, combat helmet, chiton, sandal, waist-length hair and beard
Made from material	marble;
Genre	group of sculptures; Q3476522;
Location	Louvre storage (depot), Louvre Conservation Center, Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Metropolitan France, France
Creator	unknown value (anonymous);
Location of discovery	Thessaloniki;
Owned by	French State;
Based on	Amazonomachy; Sarcophagus of the Spouses;
Location of creation	Attica;
Collection	Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre;
Inventory number	LP 2584 (Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre); Ma 2119;
Inception	180s (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584);
Time of discovery or invention	1836;
Width	1.12 m;
Length	2.81 m;
Height	2.3 m;
Authority file
	Q18663178; Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010276117
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anonymous: Amazonomachy sarcophagus

Artist

Anonymous (Greece)

Title

Amazonomachy sarcophagus

Object type

sarcophagus

Genre

group of sculptures

Description

Français : Sarcophage d'un couple de défunt : Combat entre les Grecs et les Amazones, Couple de défunts (couvercle)
Sur le couvercle, les visages du couple de défunts sont traités comme des portraits. La cuve représente le thème classique du combat entre Grecs et Amazones ; on reconnaît Ulysse tout à droite. Sur le côté droit de la cuve, Achille soutient Penthésilée, la reine des Amazones, dont il est tombé amoureux au moment de la tuer.

Date

circa 180 AD

Medium

white marble

Dimensions

length: 2.8 m (110.6 in); height: 2.3 m (90.5 in); width: 1.1 m (44 in)

Collection

Louvre Museum (Inventory)

	Native name	Louvre Museum
	Location	1st arrondissement of Paris , France
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E
	Established	10 August 1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority file	: Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 000000012260177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat

Current location

Antiquités romaines, room 27: Art romain. Antiquité tardive. IIIe - Ve siècle après J.-C.. Denon, ground floor.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities).

Accession number

LP 2584, Ma 2119