The Marble Sarcophagus Analysis

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The Marble sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons is a reflection of the celebration of life throughout winter, spring, summer, and fall, and the belief in the afterlife. The Triumph of Dionysos sarcophagus was purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1955 from a bequest set up by Joseph Pulitzer. It once stood in the county seat of, Badminton House the Duke of Beaufort's. Thus this piece is known as the Badminton Sarcophagus. The sarcophagus is thirty four inches wide by eighty four inches long and thirty four inches tall. It is crafted in a deep relief form. According to the inscription in the back of the sarcophagus it was installed in the Badminton House in 1733. This sarcophagus is from the Late Imperial, Gallenic

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