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Source Description
This vase may portray the common departure scene of two warriors in full armor leaving home for war, or it may represent a famous scene from "The Iliad" in which Priam, king of Troy, comes to claim and pay ransom for the body of his son Hector. Achilles, who killed Hector in single combat, greets the elderly king. Witnessing this scene are a second warrior, who stands next to Achilles, and another man, standing behind.
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Document identity
localId
10431
label
Amphora with Departure Scene and Quadriga
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
id
10431
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Amphora with Departure Scene and Quadriga
description
This vase may portray the common departure scene of two warriors in full armor leaving home for war, or it may represent a famous scene from "The Iliad" in which Priam, king of Troy, comes to claim and pay ransom for the body of his son Hector. Achilles, who killed Hector in single combat, greets the elderly king. Witnessing this scene are a second warrior, who stands next to Achilles, and another man, standing behind.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, no. 231; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 520-510 BCE (Archaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
amphorae (storage vessels)
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
32.3
height
20.5
dimensionsRaw
12 11/16 x 8 1/16 in. (32.3 x 20.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
style
Attic
med
terracotta, wheel made; black figure
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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e213349226514664
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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ba50b248c852059e
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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36d8f2008f13d4e1
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no
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no
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4
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photo
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56091774e0431045
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no
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no