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GODS AND MYTHS

Alcestis / Census of Antique art known to the Renaissance / Known prototypes / Genoa, Santa Maria delle Vigne (sarcophagus)
Alcestis / Cycles / 2nd century AD Roman sarcophagus (Genoa, Santa Maria delle Vigne)
Alcestis / Death of Alcestis
Alcestis / Alcestis returned to Admetus by Hercules
Hercules / With other figures / Alcestis

Further details

[Left to right] Hecules saving Aclestis for her husband Admetus; Alcestis [?] and Admetus [?]

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

2nd century

Location

Genoa, Santa Maria delle Vigne

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Rome (Photographer (analogue))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Dagmar Grassinger, Die mythologischen Sarkophage, vol. 1 (Die antiken Sarkophagreliefs 12, 1), Berlin 1999, pp. 231-232, no. 86.

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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