Tzetzes wrote to Joseph, kathegoumenos of the Pantokrator, on a statue of Lysippos portraying Time

Summary:
This is probably the earliest letter of those included in Tzetzes' second collection. It was addressed to Joseph, kathegoumenos of the Pantokrator monastery, and gave a description of a statue of Lysippos which portrayed Time in human form, interpreting it as meaning that nobody should waste time 
Dates:
1148: 
Ioannes Tzetzes, man of letters (Ioannes 459)
  • He wrote a letter to Joseph 114, describing in detail a statue of Lysippos portraying Time in human form, and interpreting it as meaning that nobody should waste time (:) Tzetzes, Letters 99.8-100.29
Joseph, kathegoumenos of the Pantokrator monastery (Joseph 114)
  • He received a letter from Ioannes 459, describing in detail a statue of Lysippos portraying Time in human form, and interpreting it as meaning that nobody should waste time (:) Tzetzes, Letters 99.8-100.29