File:Sarcophagus Prometheus Louvre Ma339.jpg
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Unknown artist |
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English: Prometheus creates Man; some Olympian gods watch the process: from left to right, Athena (with her helmet), Hermes (with his winged petasus) and cloak, two Moirae (probably Lachesis and Clotho), Poseidon (with his trident), Artemis (with the moon crescent) and presumably Atropos. Roman sarcophagus, ca. 240 AD.
Français : Création de l'homme par Prométhée. Parmi les personnages, on peut reconnaître (de gauche à droite) Athéna casquée, Hermès et son pétase ailé, deux Moires (probablement Lachésis et Clotho), Poséidon et son trident, Artémis au croissant de lune et probablement Atropos. Sarcophage romain, v. 240 ap. J.-C. |
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| Dimensions | H. 71 cm (27 ¾ in.), W. 221 cm (7 ft. 3 in.), 61 cm (24 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Denon wing, ground floor, |
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Ma 339 (LL 309) |
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| Credit line | Gift of the city of Arles (Provence, France) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Jastrow (2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 10:45, 23 January 2006 | 2,550 × 810 (1.32 MB) | Jastrow | '''Description:''' Prometheus creates Man; some Olympian gods watch the process: from left to right, Athena (with her helmet), Hermes (with his winged petasus) and cloak, two Moirae (probably Lachesis and Clotho), Poseidon (with his trident), Artemis (wit |
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