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Sarcophagus: P. Cornelia Annia

ARCHITECTURAL q6r · p.251
Sarcophagus: P. Cornelia Annia
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Elaborate sarcophagus with inscription D.M. P.CORNELIA ANNIA NE INDESOLATA. Tiled roof detail.

In the Narrative

A grand sarcophagus for a Roman noblewoman, with an elaborate architectural frame suggesting a miniature temple.

Source: LLM_ASSISTED · HIGH