Lead Sarcophagus of a Child in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2023

Title: Lead sarcophagus of a child

Period: Late Imperial

Date: 3rd century CE

Culture: Roman

Medium: Lead

Dimensions: H.: 5 5/16 x 14 1/8 in. (13.5 x 35.9 cm)

Classification: Miscellaneous-Lead

Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Alvah L. Miller, 1961

Accession Number: 61.206

Although they also occur in the western provinces (for example, in Britain, where the Romans exploited the lead mines), lead sarcophagi were more popular in the East and have been found in cemeteries throughout Syria and Israel. This example, the coffin of a small child, is said to have been found near Jericho.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255118