Front of a Cinerary Chest: Dragging of Dirce
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Front of a Cinerary Chest: Dragging of Dirce
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Published 2018-03-14T10:54:39+00:00
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This relief shows the punishment of Dirce according to the tragedy "Antiope" by Euripides. Dirce was the King of Thebes wife, who cruelly tortured his niece, Antiope. Antiope's sons later avenged their mother and had Dirce dragged to death by a bull.
Technical Information
| Date de publication | 14/03/2018 |
| Complexité | Medium |
More Information
| Titre | Front of a Cinerary Chest: Dragging of Dirce |
| Date | 120-110 BC |
| Accession | Sk 1278 |
| Medium | Alabaster |
| Credit | Acquired in Cortona in 1868 |
| Record | http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
| Localisation | Altes Museum |
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