Prometheus models the first man

Title: Prometheus models the first man
Description: “This fragment of a Roman sarcophagus depicts the Titan, Prometheus, modelling a statue of a nude youth. Minerva touches its head with a butterfly (psyche in Greek, meaning soul), bringing it to life. The action takes place in a natural setting, with a naked river nymph and a clothed tree nymph.”
Identifier: Promethean_Iconography_7
Creator: Roman Sculptor
Date: circa 185 C.E.
Spatial Coverage: Roman Empire (former nation/state/empire)
Relation: Madrid (province); Museo del Prado
Format: funerary sculpture
Type: fragments (object portions); white marble; sarcophagi (coffins); Roman (ancient Italian culture or period)
Subject: Prometheus (Greek deity); Minerva (Roman deity); Roman iconography; Creation of Man
Source: Prometheus models the first man from Museo del Prado
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