Detail of Roman Sarcophagus with an Elephant

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Carole Raddato
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published on 15 March 2016
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Detail of the "Pashley Sarcophagus", a Roman sarcophagus with a relief showing the triumphal return of Dionysos from India, circa 125-150 CE, found in Arvi (Crete). Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (UK).

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2016, March 15). Detail of Roman Sarcophagus with an Elephant. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4636/detail-of-roman-sarcophagus-with-an-elephant/

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