Monument record 1345 - Roman Sarcophagus

Roman Sarcophagus in Garden at Withington Hall. Early 3rd century. Marble. Bowl with straight sides and rounded ends, missing cover. Front: central panel showing three graces in high relief. Figures of husband and wife in high relief to either end, each with a smaller figure at their feet. The faces of these four figures are only blocked in. Vertical fluting with cable to either end. Flutings extend half-way round each end, after which the outine of arabesque patterns has been roughly blocked in. Rear is plain. Full description (1). Brought from Italy in C19 (2).

<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /6/123 (Report). SCH1934.

<2> de Figueiredo P & Treuherz J, 1988, Cheshire Country Houses, 1/284 (Book). SCH785.