Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Amoretti / With flowers, fruits, foliage or festoons / Festoons or garlands
Historia Troiana / The War of Troy / Main episodes / Philoctetes recovered by the Greeks and brought to Troy / Cycles / Hever Castles, Amoretti Sarcophagus, perhaps with episodes from the Trojan War
Historia Troiana / The War of Troy / Main episodes / Philoctetes recovered by the Greeks and brought to Troy / Diomedes takes away Philoctetes's bow, while Ulysses distract him with conversation

Further details

Iconography uncertain, the left-hand scene could show Ulysses and Philoctetes

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

120 (circa)

Location

London, Sotheby's (Auction formerly Hever Castle)

Auction

Sotheby's [11/07/1983]

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Guntram Koch und Hellmut Sichtermann, Römische Sarkophage, Munich 1982, p. 223 ff., no. 10, 419

Rights and Permissions

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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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