The Sarpedon Krater: The Life and Afterlife of a Greek Vase

by Nigel Spivey

Perhaps the most spectacular of all Greek vases, the Sarpedon krater depicts the body of Sarpedon, a hero of the Trojan War, being carried away to his homeland for burial. It was decorated some 2,500 years ago by Athenian artist Euphronios, and its subsequent history involves tomb raiding, intrigue, duplicity, litigation, international outrage, and possibly even homicide. How this came about is told by Nigel Spivey in a concise, stylish book that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022666659X
• ISBN13: 9780226666594
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.0"