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GODS AND MYTHS

Meleager / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known prototypes / Perugia, Museo Archeologico (sarcophagus)
Meleager / Myths / Death of Meleager / Meleager slayed by Apollo
Meleager / Myths / Death of Meleager / Meleager's corpse being carried

Further details

[Left to right] First scene: Meleager collapses, struck by Apollo; Second scene: Meleager's corpse carried by his family and friends.

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Location

Perugia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria

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. 346-348, no. 285; Guntram Koch, Die mythologischen Sarkophage, vol. 6 (Die antiken Sarkophagreliefs 12, 6), Berlin, 1975, pp. 111-112, no.83

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Acknowledgements

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

Contact

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