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GODS AND MYTHS

Dioscuri / One of the Dioscuri / Either Castor or Pollux
Meleager / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known prototypes / Split, Archaeological Museum (sarcophagus)

Further details

[Left to right] Oeneus[?] (Robert) or Nestor is sitting on the far left, with one of the Dioscuri standing in front of him, fondling a horse; the two warriors on the right are possibly the two sons of Thestius (Robert).

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

3rd century - 4th century

Location

Split, Archaeological Museum

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Carl Robert, Die antiken Sarkophagreliefs, Bd 3, Einzelmythen, Part 2, Hippolytos - Meleagros, Berlin 1904,pp. 282-285, no. 220; Guntram Koch, Die mythologischen Sarkophage, vol. 6 (Die antiken Sarkophagreliefs 12, 6), Berlin, 1975, pp. 145-146, no. 178.

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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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