Sarcophagus and lid

Museum number:
8-1282
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Accession number:
Acc.7
Description:
Sculptured sarcophagus and lid, marine monsters
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Musarna (ancient place), Viterbo, Lazio
Verbatim coll. place:
on River Leia, between Pago di Cordeliano and Vico di Castel Cardinale.
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Collector:
Hector de Castro
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Sarcophagi (coffins)
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Comment:
Described as "marine monsters," three figures carved in relief (1 on lid; 2 heraldically placed facing each other on front panel of sarc.) bear striking resemblance to ducks. Their heads have features that resemble water fowl, particularly their bills; and their feet with three toes and what might be webbing also are reminiscent of water fowl. Their posteriors however indicate a hybridization with a creature serpentine in form, with distinct "S" curve for lower portion of figure.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Sarcophagus and lid, accession number 8-1282, described as Sculptured sarcophagus and lid, marine monstersHearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Sarcophagus and lid, accession number 8-1282, described as Sculptured sarcophagus and lid, marine monstersHearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Sarcophagus and lid, accession number 8-1282, described as Sculptured sarcophagus and lid, marine monstersHearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Sarcophagus and lid, accession number 8-1282, described as Sculptured sarcophagus and lid, marine monstersHearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Sarcophagus and lid, accession number 8-1282, described as Sculptured sarcophagus and lid, marine monsters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sarcophagus and lid, accession number 8-1282, described as Sculptured sarcophagus and lid, marine monsters

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