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Limestone sarcophagus: the Amathus sarcophagus

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Limestone sarcophagus: the Amathus sarcophagus

Date: 2nd quarter of the 5th century BCE
Type: Sarcophagus, Amathus
Medium: Hard limestone
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Culture: Cypriot
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number: 74.51.2453
Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

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