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| Figure EUR-ita-055. Alexei Alexeev and the Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus with the image of cavalryman carrying a dragon-standard with a canine (?) head and an undulating serpentine tail. |
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| Proconnesian marble |
High relief (Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus, chest, front panel, carved decoration, detail) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, Decius (r. 249-251 AD) or Trebonianus Gallus (r. 251-253 AD), 240s-250s AD |
Porta Tiburtina (Porta San Loren- zo), Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Museo Nazionale Romano (Palazzo Altemps), Rome, Inventory № 8574 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Italian Expedition, 29 March - 25 April 2015). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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