Funerary Stela of Sosinos
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Funerary Stela of Sosinos
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Published 2020-09-11T13:04:16+00:00
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On the top of this funerary Stela it is depicted the name of the deceased: Sosinos of Gortyn, bronze-smith.
Like many artisans, Sosinos was a metic (foreigner) from Gortyn in Crete. He is depicted as a bronze-smith holding a pair of forger’s bellows in his right hand, seated in the same pose as that of god from the Parthenon’s east frieze, perhaps Poseidon of Hephaistos.
Such a resemblance bears witness to the influence the Parthenon had on works produced during the years after it was built.
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| Date published | 11/09/2020 |
| Complexity | Easy |
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| Title | Funerary Stela of Sosinos |
| Date | 500-30 BC |
| Medium | marble |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | The Louvre |
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