Aphrodite writes the names of a dead couple

            Marble ossuary in the form of a sarcophagus, found probably in Lykia.
AD 150-200.

Ossuary in the form of a sarcophagus, made of marble from Dokimeion in Asia Minor. It was found in Lykia, according to recent research. One of the long sides has a depiction of the dead married couple, while in the centre Aphrodite writes their names on a shield supported by an Erotideus. At the right is Bellerophon and his winged horse, Pegasos. At the left end of the other long side is a depiction of the seizure of the Palladion by Diomedes and Odysseus, and at the right Aphrodite and a hero flank a trophy. A Centaur wrestles with a bearded man on one narrow side and a Satyr with the goat-footed god Pan support the drunken Herakles on the other. From an Asia Minor workshop.
Height 0,45 m., length 0,90 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/3.7, 1/15 sec, 11mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON COOLPIX S520
Aperture:	f/3.7
Exposure Time:	0.067 sec (1/15)
Focal Length:	11mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
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Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
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