Oben auf dem Sarkophagdeckel bezeichnet: "[C]ORNELIO CN·F·SCIPIO"; auf dem Sarkophag unten bezeichnet: "CORNELIVS·LVCIVS·SCIPIO·BARBARTVS·GNAVOD·PATRE / PROGNATVS·FORTIS·VIR·SAPIENS·QVE - QVOQVIS·FORMA·VIRTVTEI·PARISVMA / FVIT - CONSOL CENSOR ·AIDILIS·QVEI·FVIT·APVD·VOS - TAVRASIA·CI SAVNA / SAMNIOCEPIT - SVBIGIT·OMNE·LOVACANA OPS DESQVE·ABDOVCIT";

Inschriften der insgesamt 38 Tafeln, von links nach rechts: "DI MAN / Q·CORNELIO FELICI / VIX NNISVXXXV / CORNELIA ATHEN / CONIVG / NE M / FEC"; "DS MANIRVS / APOLLONIVS / VIX ANN·XII / QVINTA MATER / FIL.DVLCISSIME / SYMPHORO CON[?]"; "D M / THALLO / CORNELIA / PROSDEXSIS / F"; "D·MAG ANGELO / VIX·ANN·XVII·MEN·IIII / Q·CORNELIVS / AGATANGELVS·FILIO / PIIO FECIT"; "DIS MANIBVS / ABASCANTO·VA·XXXV / ONESIMVS·CORNEVOS / BENEMERENTFECIT"; "CONVS / IAE·ECLOGE / ERNALI·SVAE / ERENTI"; "D M / IIII NONAS / AVG·IVLIANVS / VIXIT ANIS·XIII / APELLAS·FILIO·SVO / BENEMERENTIFECIT"; "DISMANIBVS / CRESCENS / PVBLICVS / PERSICIANVS / VIXIT·ANNISIXV / ORBIA MA / CONIVGI / CARISSIMOPOSVR"; "LIO TACITO / ANNISDVOBvS / SIBVS·X·DIEBVS / II·HORIS·X·FECIT / LVCRETIA·TACITA / MATER·FILIO·BM / ET·SIBI·ET·SVIS·POS / TERISQVE·EORVM"; "C·CLAVDIVS / STEPHANVS / DEC Q // CLAVDIA / THALLVSA / STEPHANI"; "MIVNIVS·SILVANVS / D·SILANI·F·GAETVLICI / NEPOS COSSI·PRON / LVFATIVS·CATVLVS·X·VIR / STILITIB·IVDIC·SALIVS·COLLINVIXI / ANNIS·XX·MENSIBVS·VIIII"; "GVSILLIB·DAPH / NVSPRAEPOS / INSVLARIORVM / MANILIAEFIORAE / COND"; "SIMP[L]ICIE / COIVC, BENEMEREN / TIAVRELIVSPAVLVS / [?]A[?]ITVS"; "QVEI·APICE·INSIGNE·DIALIS·FLAMINIS·GESISTEI / MORS·PERFECIT VA·VT·ESSENT·OMNIA / BREVIA·HO[N]OS·FAMA·VIRTVSQVE / GLORIA·ATQV[E] INGENIVM·QVIBVSSEI / IN·LONGA·LICV[?]SET·TIBE VTIER·VITA / FACILE·FACTEIS·SVPERASES·GLORIAM / MAIORVM·[Q]VA·RE·LVBENS·TE·INGREMIV / SCIPIO·RECIPI T·TERRA·PVBLI / PROGNATV[M] PVBLIO·CORNELI"; "L·CORNELIO·TORQVATI·L / PHILETO / CN·CORNELIVSPHILOSESBVS·ET / CORNELIA PHE·AMICO·SVO / FECER"; "STATVRIA / Q·V·ANN·X / FECIT / STATVRIVS / ATE"; "P LOLLIO·P·FSTEL / PIETATI·FERENTIS / MIL·COR / IL / MIL·AN / VIX·A·XX / POMPILIAFORTV / B·M·ET·DIGNIS / POSVIT"; "L·CORNELIVS·CNF·CN·N SCIPIOMAGNA·SAPIENTA / MVLTASQVE·VIRTVTES·AETATE·QVOM·PADVA / POSIDET HOC·SAXSVM·QVOIEI·VITA·DEFECIT·NON / HONOS·HONOREIS·HIC·SITVS·QVEI·NVNOVAM / VICTVS·EST·VIRTVTEI·ANNOS·GNATVS·XX·IS / DATVS·NE·QVAIRATIS·HONORE / QVEI·MINVS·SIT·MAND"; "ANNIS·XX·SID / OSTERIS·QVE·E / V·A·L·M·III"; "AULLA·CORNELIA·CNFHISBA"; "HONG·OINO·PLOIRVME·COIENTIONT·R / DVONORO·OPTVMO·FVISE·VIRO / LVCIOM·SCIPIONE·FILIOS·BARBATI / CONSOL·CENSOR·AIDILIS·HIC·FVENTA / HEC·CEPH·CORSICA·ALERIAQVE·VRBE / DEDETTEMPESTATEBVSAIDE·MERETO"; "L·CORNELI·L·FPN / SCIPIO·QVAIST / TR·MIL·ANNOS / CNATVS·XXXIII·S / MORTVOS·PATER / REGEM·ANTIOCO / CVBEGIT"; "ORNELI / RNELIA / CN·COR / HI·RI[?] / T SIET"; "M / DONAT / NNOM"; "VSC·PFAB / VS VA·XVI // CIVILIVIC[?] / RECEI[?]XXIX // CIVILIVS / PRIMIGENIV"; "DIS MANIBVS / ASINIAE·L·CORINTHIAE / C·ASINIVS NEREVS / CONIVGI KARISSIMAE / ET·BENEMERENTI / ERGA SE·FECIT / CVMQVA VIXIT / ANNOS XV"; "DIS·MAN·CORNELIAE / LVCIFERAE NIVMV / CORNE TE T / POTHVS·FILIA SIMA / FECERINE"; "RNELIVS·L·FL·IV / IO·ASIA GENVS / COMATVSANNORV / CNATVS·XVI"; "CORNELIOI·F·SCIPIO / AIDILES·COSOL·CESOR"; "CN·CORNELIVS·CNF·IIISCIPIO·HISPANVS / II·PR·AID CVRQ [?] TR·MI·II·X·VIR·SL·IV·DIK / VIRTVTES·GENERIS·MIEIS·MORIBVS·ACCVMVLAVII / PROGENIEM GENVIFACTA·PATRIS·PETIEI / MAIORVM·OPTENVILAVDEMVTSIBEIMEESSE·CREATVM / LAETENTVR STIRPEM NOBILITAVIT HONOR"; "D M / EVDEMOTHE / OTIMOCOGNA / TOBENEMEREN / TIFECIT"; "D M / T·FLAVO·MARTIALM / ANXXIII·MV·I·T FLAVI / DAPHNVS·EI FLAVIA / NICOPORIS·B·M·F"; "IVLIA / ARC"; "S / PIONEM / S ADVEIXEI"; "ARISIO / AI·CARISSIME"; "CORNELIA / GAETVLICIF / GAETVLICA"; "CNCO"; "API / SCHAB / AVGVSTO / MENTVM·S / BVS COLLI / TROPHIM / AC"

Unterhalb der Darstellung bezeichnet und datiert: "Entrance to the Tomb of the Scipio Family discover ed [sic!] A D 1780 / with the Sarcophagus, Inscriptions & Bust foun in it. // Ingresso al Sepolcro della Famiglia dei Scipioni scoperto l' anno 1780 / col Sarcofago, Iscrizioni, e Busti ivi trovati / N. 7"

Privatbesitz; erworben 2006 von Thomas le Claire Kunsthandel, Hamburg

IDEA. Jahrbuch der Hamburger Kunsthalle 2005-2007. Im Fokus Kunst um 1800, hrsg. von Uwe Fleckner, Hubertus Gaßner, 2009, S.204