ludovisi battle sarcophagus

The draco is depicted on the Ludovisi battle sarcophagus, above the horseman who is the central figure in the composition.

The unusually large Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus shows a chaotic battle scene between the Romans and barbarian foes.

The Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus or "Great" Ludovisi sarcophagus is an ancient Roman sarcophagus dating to around 250-260 AD from a tomb near the Porta Tiburtina.

Hellenistic and Roman sarcophagus reliefs were largely cut with a drill rather than chisels, enabling and encouraging compositions extremely crowded with figures, like the Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus (250-260 CE).