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File:Thalia sarcophagus Louvre Ma475.jpg

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Description
English: Thalia, muse of comedy, holding a comic mask. Detail from the “Muses Sarcophagus”, representing the nine Muses and their attributes. Marble, first half of the 2nd century AD, found by the Via Ostiense.
Français : Thalie, muse de la comédie, tenant un masque comique. Détail du « sarcophage des Muses » représentant les neuf Muses et leurs attributs. Marbre, première moitié du Ier siècle ap. J.-C., découvert sur la Via Ostiense.
Dimensions H. 92 cm (36 in.), W. 2.06 m (6 ft. 9 in.), D. 68 cm (26 ¾ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Denon wing, room 25
Accession number
Ma 475 (MR 880)
Credit line Albani Collection, then in the Musei Capitolini; seized during the French Revolution then exchanged according to the Tolentino Treaty, 1815
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)
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  • Clio
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  • Erato
    Erato
  • Euterpe
    Euterpe
  • Melpomene
    Melpomene
  • Polyhymnia
    Polyhymnia
  • Terpsichore
    Terpsichore
  • Urania
    Urania

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Thalia, Muse of comedy, holding a comic mask (detail from the "Muses Sarcophagus")

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Muses sarcophagus

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