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title: Sarpedon Krater
author: Jaime Ardiles-Arce
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12685/sarpedon-krater/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sarpedon Krater
_Authored by Jaime Ardiles-Arce_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12685.jpg)
## Image Caption
Side A of the so-called “Euphronios krater”: [Sarpedon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sarpedon/)’s body carried by Hypnos and [Thanatos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thanatos/) (Sleep and [Death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/)), while [Hermes](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hermes/) watches. Attic red-figured calyx-krater signed by Euxitheos (potter) and Euphronios (painter), c. 515 BCE. H. 45.7 cm (18 in.); D. 55.1 cm (21 11/16 in.). Formerly in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; returned to [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/) in 2008 CE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Ardiles-Arce, J. (2020, September 08). Sarpedon Krater. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Ardiles-Arce, Jaime. "Sarpedon Krater." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 08, 2020. .
### MLA
Ardiles-Arce, Jaime. "Sarpedon Krater." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Sep 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Euphronios_krater_side_A_MET_L.2006.10.jpg) by [**Jaime Ardiles-Arce**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Euphronios_krater_side_A_MET_L.2006.10.jpg). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 08 September 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.