Title: Marble sarcophagus with the contest between the Muses and the Sirens
Object type: Sarcophagus, Muses and Sirens
Date: 3rd quarter of 3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Period: Late Imperial, Gallienic
Medium: Marble, Pentelic
Dimensions: Overall: 21 3/4 x 77 1/4 x 22 1/2 in. (55.3 x 196.2 x 57.2 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Musical Instruments, term: Birds, term: Athena, term: Zeus, term: Muses, term: Lyres, term: Sirens, term: Hera