Marble attic sarcophagus, found at Ayios Ioannis, Patras, Peloponnese AD 150-170

            The sarcophagus, made of Pentelic marble, has a saddle lid. The hunt for the Calydonian boar, in which Meleager and Atalanta took part, is depicted on one long and one narrow side. On the other long side two confronted lions with a large kantharos between them are depicted. The other narrow side is adorned with a griffin pulling down an ox. Work of an Attic workshop.
Length 2,10 m., width 0,96 m., height with the lid 1,50 m. 

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Taken in: Ελλάδα / Attica / Athens / Omonoia (show map)

Taken on: October 7, 2008

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Camera: NIKON COOLPIX S520, f/2.8, 1/13 sec, 5.7mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON COOLPIX S520
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.077 sec (1/13)
Focal Length:	5.7mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	COOLPIX S520 V1.1
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