Sleep and Death Cista Handle
400–375 BCE
with base: 18.5 x 18.3 cm (7 5/16 x 7 3/16 in.); without base: 14 x 17.4 cm (5 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)
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https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.13
Designed for attachment to the lid of a large bronze cista, a cylindrical lidded box, these three figures probably represent Sleep (Hypnos) and Death (Thanatos) holding the body of Sarpedon. A son of Zeus who helped to defend Troy from invading Greek forces, "godlike Sarpedon...
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124135
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en
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"Q60761816"
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import
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1945.13
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| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1945.13/1945.13_web.jpg |
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