Roman Sarcophagus (Detail)

Illustration

by Mark Cartwright
published on 02 May 2013

Subscribe to author

Roman Sarcophagus (Detail) — A detail from a Roman sarcophagus in Procennesian marble depicting the Calydonian boar hunt from Greek mythology. The Greek hero Meleager attacks the boar with his spear while Artemis looks on. Provenance: Vicovaro, date unknown. (Capitoline Museums, Rome).

Remove Ads

Subscribe to this author

About the Author

Mark Cartwright

Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

License & Copyright

Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 02 May 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

Related Images

Image

Cite This Work

APA Style

Cartwright, M. (2013, May 02). Roman Sarcophagus (Detail). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1176/roman-sarcophagus-detail/

Chicago Style

Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Sarcophagus (Detail)." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 02, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1176/roman-sarcophagus-detail/.

MLA Style

Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Sarcophagus (Detail)." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 May 2013. Web. 23 Nov 2024.