# Friezes; An Antique Sarcophagus; A Vase

- By: Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823)
- Date: ca. 1800
- Medium: Pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper
- Classification: Drawings
- Dimensions: 27.2 x 41.9 cm (10 11/16 x 16 1/2 in.)
- Culture: Italy
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/7680)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/afee67d7dcb8ff8b0478b6ab7d73dbcb.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Left row, above: lions stand with scrolls; center, above: hanging circumscribed palmettos alternate with circumscribed female head; center, below: bucrania support festoons, situated above crossed branches upon which birds stand. Women pour water into bowls which they present to crouching winged lions. Center row, above: crossed vine branches as decorative frieze; below: elevation of sarcophagus, right side outlined. Winged genii lean upon medallion, above festoon and tablet. Hanging trophies of shields and acanthus scrolls, probably column decoration. Vase with pair of swans as handles, connected by festoons.