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English: Endymion sleeping, detail from a scene with the legend of Endymion and Selene. Panel of a marble sarcophagus, early 3rd century AD. Found in 1806 at Saint-Médard d'Eyrans, France.
Français : Endymion endormi, détail d'une scène représentant la légende d'Endymion et Séléné. Panneau d'un sarcophage de marbre du début du IIIe siècle ap. J.-C. Découvert en 1806 à Saint-Médard d'Eyrans, France.
Dimensions H. 95 cm (3 ft. 1 in.), W. 209 cm (6 ft. 10 in.), D. 60 cm (1 ft. 11 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Denon, ground floor, room 26
Accession number
Ma 1335
Credit line Purchase, 1817
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2006)

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