Monumentum

Cautes of Sidon

The Sidon sculpture includes a dog jumping between Cautes's legs.

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4 Jul 2009

Updated on 14 Apr 2022

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Cautes in short chiton and long mantle, holds in his hands the torch. A dog, two legs of which have got lost, jumps towards the left.

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