Sarcophagus

End panel from a child's sarcophagus showing a Cupid on horseback. the other end of the sarcophagus (59.148.257) shows the same subject reversed. The front panel of the sarcophagus is 59.148.255. Roman sarcophagi of this type were placed in mausolea against a wall or in a niche, and so were decorated on only the front and two sides.