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Historia Troiana / The War of Troy / Main episodes / Death of Protesilaus / Laodamia and Protesilaus reunited for a day
Historia Troiana / The War of Troy / Main episodes / Death of Protesilaus / Protesilaus takes leave of Laodamia to be escorted back to the underworld by Mercury
Historia Troiana / The War of Troy / Main episodes / Death of Protesilaus / Protesilaus enters Charon's boat
Protesilaus / Census of Antique Art Known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Vatican City, Musei Vaticani, Galleria dei Candelabri, inv. 72 (Sarcophagus)

Further details

Right half of the front, from left: Protesilaus meets his wife at the door of his palace, he and his wife mourn their separation (she may already hold a dagger to kill herself), Protesilaus enters Charon's boat

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

170 (circa)

Location

Vatican City, Musei Vaticani (Galleria dei Candelabri) (inv. 72)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Carl Robert, Die Antiken Sarkophagreliefs, vol. 3,3, Berlin 1919, pp. 498-500, no. 423

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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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