N12.2 THANATOS
| Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | London 1884,0223.2 |
| Beazley Archive No. | - |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure (White Ground) |
| Shape | Lekythos |
| Painter | Attributed to the Sabouroff Painter |
| Date | ca. 470 - 440 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Thanatos (Death) carries the body of Sarpedon from the battlefield of Troy, a scene described in book 16 of Homer's Iliad. The god is depicted as a bearded, winged man dressed in a chort chiton. His beardless twin brother Hypnos (Sleep) (not shown) holds the head of the dead hero.