Palazzo Altemps (Museo Nazionale Romano), Rome, Italy

Artist/Maker Unknown

Jason and Medea joining their right hands (dextrarum junctio), a gesture symbolizing marriage. Luni marble, Roman sarcophagus from the late 2nd century AD.

Dimensions Unspecified
Credit line Former Ludovisi Collection

Accession number Inv. 8647 & 8648
Location First floor
Photographer/Source Jastrow (2006)


Mythology Images

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