Roman mask of Helios, fragment of a sarcophagus lid

An image of Funerary equipment. Fragment of Sarcophagus Lid, Mask of Helios. Production Place; Greece. Carved, marble (Proconnesian), depth 0.072 m, height 0.274 m, width 0.22 m, weight, 6 kg 301-400 AD. Middle Roman.

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Funerary equipment. Fragment of Sarcophagus Lid, Mask of Helios. Production Place; Greece. Carved, marble (Proconnesian), depth 0.072 m, height 0.274 m, width 0.22 m, weight, 6 kg 301-400 AD. Middle Roman.

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Accession Number: GR.48.1850
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/39.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 808 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 661.84kB
Exposure time: 1/90
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 39/1
Captured: 2012:01:03 18:26:06

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2nd Century 4th Century AD Ancient Rome antiquity aureole carved coffin creature crown death deity diadem Fitz_ANT fragment gods Greek hair hairstyle head headband Helios Helius Hyperion male marble mask Middle Roman mythological mythology profile relief religion religious Roman sarcophagus sculpture sun sun-god Titan waves wavy young

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