The sarcophagus was found by coincidence in 1991, near the Seyyid Burhanettin Türbesi (in the Archeological Museum’s neighbourhood), during digging operations in preparation of a new ‘Kültür Sitesi’ (Cultural Center).
It is from the so-called ‘Pamphylia’-type (= the Antalya region) and dated to the 2nd or early 3th century AD.
Dimensions: 215 x 101 cm, height: 133 cm.
On the picture: (left) the 5th and (right) the 7th labour: Herakles cleans the Augean stables in a single day – he captures the Cretan Bull (the one Pasiphaë fell in love with, giving birth to the Minotaur).
Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen
Sources: Kayseri Arkeoloji Müzesi & Vikipedia .
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