Portonaccio sarcophagus

Portonaccio sarcophagus
Material	Marble
Height	114 cm[1]
Width	239 cm
Depth	116 cm
Created	late 2nd century AD[1]
Present location	National Roman Museum of Palazzo Massimo, Rome
Registration	inv. 112.327

The Portonaccio sarcophagus is a 2nd-century ancient Roman sarcophagus found in the Portonaccio section of Rome and now held at the Museo Nazionale Romano (Palazzo Massimo). Dating to around 180 AD, the sarcophagus was likely used to bury a Roman general killed in the 172–175 AD German-Sarmatic campaign of Marcus Aurelius during the Marcomannic Wars. It is an example of private sculpture of art in the age of Commodus [it], with visible influences from the design of the Column of Marcus Aurelius.