Head of Sophocles
Head of Sophocles
Published 2018-02-13T17:07:22+00:00
Sophocles, (born c. 496 BCE, Colonus, near Athens [Greece]—died 406, Athens), with Aeschylus and Euripides, is one of classical Athens’ three great tragic playwrights. The best known of his 123 dramas is Oedipus the King.
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Date published | 13/02/2018 |
Complexity | Medium |
Title | Head of Sophocles |
Date | 40-60 d.C. |
Accession | Inv. 6413 |
Medium | Marble |
Credit | Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli |
Record | https://www.museoarcheologiconapoli.it/en |
Place | Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli |