Sarcophagus Relief with Apollo, Minerva and the Muses

This relief shows Apollo, one of the most important Greek deities, the god of the arts, light and knowledge (amongst others). He is depicted in the Lykeios statue type with a kithara and a griffin, standing alongside Athena/Minerva and the nine Muses. The scenes on the lid show an academy-like ambience, and according to the inscription, Ulpia Eutychia dedicated the sarcophagus to her parents.这件浮雕展现了阿波罗——希腊最重要的神祇之一，同时也是艺术、光明与知识（及其他领域）的守护神。他以吕克欧斯（Lykeios）造像形制呈现，手持基萨拉琴（kithara），身旁伴随狮鹫（griffin），与雅典娜/密涅瓦（Athena/Minerva）及九位缪斯同立。棺盖之上的场景呈现出学园般的氛围，根据铭文记载，乌尔皮娅·欧特希娅（Ulpia Eutychia）将这座石棺敬献予其双亲。