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Ancient Roman sarcophagus with the life of Achilles in the Getty Villa

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Sarcophagus with the life of Achilles  wikidata:Q124804479 reasonator:Q124804479
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Title
Sarcophagus with the life of Achilles
label QS:Len,"Sarcophagus with the life of Achilles"
Object type sculpture / sarcophagus Edit this at Wikidata
Genre funerary art Edit this at Wikidata
Description

Four separate episodes from the life of the Greek hero Achilles decorate the sides of this Roman sarcophagus. The front shows Achilles desecrating the corpse of the fallen Trojan hero Hektor by dragging it behind his chariot. One short end shows Achilles putting on his armor, and the other shows Odysseus discovering Achilles hiding among the daughters of King Lykomedes on Skyros. The unfinished back of the sarcophagus shows a battle of Greeks and centaurs. This scene probably also refers to the life of Achilles, since he was educated by the centaur Chiron. The life of Achilles was a popular subject for the decoration of Roman sarcophagi.

On the lid, a man and a woman recline on an upholstered couch. The heads of the figures have been left unfinished. If they were intended to be portraits of the deceased, this work was, for reasons now unknown, never completed.

Burial in a sarcophagus was a popular custom during the period from about 150 to 250 A.D. Sarcophagi were mass produced in a few centers, one of which was Athens. Athenian sarcophagi were carved on all four sides and often surmounted with reclining figures.

— J. Paul Getty Museum, in: getty.edu
Date between 180 and 220
date QS:P,+0500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+0180-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+0220-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium marble Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 234 cm (92.1 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 211 cm (83 in) Edit this at Wikidata; depth: 147 cm (57.8 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+234U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+211U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,+147U174728
institution QS:P195,Q180401
Current location
Gallery 213, Achilles Sarcophagus
Accession number
95.AA.80 (J. Paul Getty Museum) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation Athens Edit this at Wikidata
References J. Paul Getty Museum object ID: 10402H Edit this at Wikidata

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English: Ancient Roman sarcophagus with the life of Achilles in the Getty Villa Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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The Getty Center, Object 10402H

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