Handwritten inscription lower left: "A.Lanson Rome" lower right: "F.Barbedienne Fondeur".
This sculpture represents the episodes of the archaeological novel by Gustave Flaubert. Salammbô (1862)
The sketch of this sculpture is mentioned in the Institute's initial report on the shipments from Rome in 1880. In this document, for his third year Alfed Désiré Lanson sent this bas-relief sketch (see document).