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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID 2407
Barcelona. Ciutat romana
Roman world

Lion hunting sarcophagus (sarcophagus Sancha of Castile?)

MAC BCN-009590

Object type
sarcophagus
Production date
200 / 300
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Barcelona. Ciutat romana
Materials
white marble
Township
Barcelona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Barcelona, Barcelonès)
Technique
sculpting
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
77 x 205 x 82 cm
Description
Marble sarcophagus with a relief representation of hunting a lion. The decoration covers three of the four sides of the piece. According to some hypotheses, it could be the sarcophagus of Sancha of Castile, mother of Ramon Berenguer I, located in the narthex of the old Romanesque cathedral of Barcelona.

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