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Prometheus' Sarcophagus – II

The Titan Prometheus portrayed in the center, seated, is intent on observing his creature: the man, still an inert clay puppet, rigidly stretched out at his feet: life, the soul, has not yet been yet infused in his body. And even though Eros and a Cupid push and force Psyche, the soul, she does not want to enter that body with pleasure,

 

White marble sarcophagus with high relief depictions

Early IV century AD

From Puteoli,

Naples, National Archaeological Museum – Inv. no. 6705

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Uploaded on March 11, 2025
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