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GODS AND MYTHS

Endymion / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Cliveden (formerly Rome, Villa Borghese)
Selene / 01. Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known prototypes / Cliveden (formerly Rome, Villa Borghese)

Further details

[Left to right, only gods]: Aura holds the horses in check, Tellus reclined on the floor; Selene dismounting her chariot [to the right of the horses], Hypnos leant to the right, pouring sleep unto the head of the sleeping Endymion

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

3rd century (second quarter)

Location

Taplow (Bucks), Cliveden

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Hellmut Sichtermann, Die mythologischen Sarkophage, 2: Apollon - Grazien (Die antiken Sarkophagreliefs 12,2), Berlin 1992, p. 145f., no. 95; Carl Robert, Die antiken Sarkophagreliefs. Bd. 3, Einzelmythen, part 1, Actaeon - Hercules, Berlin 1897, pp. 98-103, no. 80; Dagmar Grassinger, Die mythologischen Sarkophage, vol. 2 (Die antiken Sarkophagreliefs 12, 2), Berlin 1992, pp. 145-146, no. 95.

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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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