ALT ROMAN SARCOPHAGUS FRONT DEPICTING THE JUDGEMENT OF PARIS, C. 200 CE, WITH C16 ADDITIONS. VILLA MEDICI. A detailed view of a marble sarcophagus front embedded in a plastered wall, digitally split into two stacked horizontal bands to show the carving more closely. The top band displays the left half of the relief, while the bottom band shows the right half. It depicts the mythological Judgement of Paris. However, the composition is artificially elongated. The prominent, rigid trees dividing the scenes are not ancient; they are C16 insertions added by restorers to stretch the fragmented c. 200 CE sarcophagus front so it would fit a specific architectural width on the villa's façade. As for its original funerary context, the Judgement of Paris was a popular sarcophagus motif. It served as an allegory for the inescapable consequences of human choices and the absolute power of fate, while simultaneously comparing the deceased to the favoured, beautiful figures of myth.