Marble sarcophagus with the contest between the Muses and the Sirens

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Marble sarcophagus carved with a mythological scene of the Muses in contest with the Sirens, showing women in robes with musical instruments facing Sirens in various poses.

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This Roman sarcophagus is made out of pentelic marble and from the Late Imperial Period. The deities Athena, Zeus, and Hera, assembled at the far left, preside over a musical contest between the Muses and Sirens. The Muses defeat the Sirens with their intellectual and artistic gifts.

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