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The Herculean Sarcophagus of Genzano is a Roman Sarcophagus from Genzano which is in store at the British Museum. It features the Twelve Labours of Hercules. It has been dated to about AD 150-180. It is 221 cm long, 76 cm high and 91.5 cm wide. On the front of the sarcophagus Hercules is depicted performing five of his twelve tasks, from left to right: * leading Cerberus from the gates of underworld * taking Hippolyta's girdle * plucking the golden apples of the garden of the Hesperides * taming the ferocious horses of Diomedes * overcoming the Nemean lion The side panels provide two additional scenes of Hercules: * struggling with the Ceryneian Hind * fighting the Lernaean Hydra The remaining five labours are shown on the front of the lid, from left to right: * capturing the Erymanthian boar * cleansing the Augean stables * shooting the Stymphalian birds * capturing the Cretan bull * defeating Geryon These later scenes are framed by images of Hercules as a child strangling the serpents sent by Hera to kill him (left) and Hercules as an old man receiving immortality (right).〔''Memorials to the Roman Dead'', by S. Walker, (London, The British Museum Press, 1985)〕 The image of Geryon depicts him with three heads.〔''Signes gravés sur les églises de l'Eure et du Calvados'' by Asger Jorn, Volume II of the Bibliotehéque Alexandrie, published by the Scandinavian Institute of Comparative Vandalism, 1964, p198〕 The ''Proconesian marble'' for the sarcophagus was quarried on Marmara Island, Turkey, known as ''Proconnesus'' or ''Prokonnesos'' to the ancients. It is unknown whether it was exported as finished item or completed in a workshop in Rome.〔''Memorials to the Roman Dead'', by S. Walker, (London, The British Museum Press, 1985)〕 ==External links== *(Object reference: GR 1873.8-20.760 ) British Museum database entry 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herculean Sarcophagus of Genzano」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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