The Arles Archeological Museum is a modern building housing
the rich archaeological collections of the city of Arles (South of France). I
took a few pictures of some stunning antique art, but the collections are
broader (A 31 metres Gallo-Roman boat, amphorae, oil lamps, small objects,
jewelry, beautiful scale models of roman buildings, etc.)
Building by Henri Ciriani
Column capital
Column capital
Column capital
Column shaft
Roman mosaics can be seen from a specially built elevated
gallery.
“The Trinity” sarcophagus (or “The spouses” sarcophagus) –
White marble
This sarcophagus has been discovered in 1974 on the side of
the road to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. It is decorated with scenes from the Old and
New Testaments. The spouses appear in the middle, against a seashell.
The Hunt Sarcophagus – White marble
This sarcophagus, from the third century, features hunting
scenes. On the left, a boar is tormented by 3 dogs and about to be attacked by
a hunter on foot. On the right, hunters
on horses are catching a deer. I took a close-up photograph of each section so that you can better see the details .
Address of the museum
Musée départemental Arles antique
(The Arles
Archeological Museum)
Presqu'île du
cirque romain - 13200 Arles - France
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