Sections of a Coffin Platform

Four dark stone panels form a continuous band, with a beaded molding along the top edge. Three panels carry low relief of winged, dragon-like creatures and swirling clouds, while the two between them are incised with fine linear scrolls.

Look closer: Fine incised scrolls fill the plain panels between the carved sections.

Artist

Unknown

Date

550–577

Medium

limestone

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 927 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lange