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Roman mask of Helios, fragment of a sarcophagus lid

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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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