Right corner of a sarcophagus with the myth of the musical contest between the satyr Marsyas and the god Apollo

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ca. 210–230 CE · Marble · Greek and Roman Art

Torso of a man with hands bound and parts of another figure. Marsyas challenged Apollo to a musical contest, and he was flayed alive as punishment after losing. here, he is shown hanging from a pine tree, while a bearded Phrygian slave kneeling at his feet sharpens his knife. Behind Marsyas, another slave tightens the ropes that bind him to the tree. The group showing the flaying is copied from a sculptural group created in the Hellenistic period.

Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 210–230 CE
Medium: Marble
Culture: Roman
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1927

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