A Roman marble sarcophagus 2nd - 3rd century the front relief carved with a nude male figure...

A Roman marble sarcophagus

2nd - 3rd century

the front relief carved with a nude male figure holding a quiver of arrows and being consoled by a winged female figure, and flanked by dolphins supporting recumbent river gods holding fruit laden cornucopia and with palm trees beyond, the ends with seated griffins,

38.5cm high, 122.5cm wide, 55cm deep.

Provenance

Private collection, Oxfordshire.