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Right corner of a sarcophagus with the myth of the musical contest between the satyr Marsyas and the god Apollo
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Marble, Mid-Imperial Severan, Roman
Rights: Public Domain
Greek and Roman Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Fletcher Fund 1927
Title: Right corner of a sarcophagus with the myth of the musical contest between the satyr Marsyas and the god Apollo
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Marble, Mid-Imperial Severan, Roman.
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