Lead coffin and lid
Object type: Sarcophagus, lead
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Culture: Roman
Period: Late Imperial
Date: late 2nd–mid-3rd century CE
Medium: Lead
Dimensions: R #: 86620: 17 3/8 × 69 × 1/4 in. (44.1 × 175.3 × 0.6 cm)
R #, 86621: 18 × 67 1/2 × 1/4 in. (45.7 × 171.5 × 0.6 cm)
R #, 86622: 19 1/8 × 15 × 1/4 in. (48.6 × 38.1 × 0.6 cm)
R #, 86623: 20 1/2 × 14 3/4 × 1/4 in. (52.1 × 37.5 × 0.6 cm)
Weight (Overall) 215 lb. (97.5 kg)
Lid, left 1/2, .a: 4 5/8 × 17 × 40 3/4 in. (11.7 × 43.2 × 103.5 cm)
Lid right 1/2, .b: 4 3/4 × 17 1/2 × 31 1/2 in. (12.1 × 44.5 × 80 cm)
Classification: Miscellaneous-Lead
Credit line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1931
Accession year: 1931
Tags: Sphinx|Dolphins|Sarcophagus