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Source Description
The death of Achilles, which occurred after the events recounted in "The Iliad," was described in another epic poem called "The Aethiopis", which has not survived. On the front of this amphora, the dead Achilles is carried from the Trojan battlefield by his comrade, Ajax. In front of Ajax, a woman leads the way and raises her hand to tear at her hair in a gesture of mourning. Two armed warriors follow behind. On the back, two armed horsemen clash on the battlefield, their horses rearing above a fallen warrior trapped beneath them.
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Document identity
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18168
label
Amphora with Ajax Carrying the Dead Achilles
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Source metadata
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18168
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normalized
title
Amphora with Ajax Carrying the Dead Achilles
description
The death of Achilles, which occurred after the events recounted in "The Iliad," was described in another epic poem called "The Aethiopis", which has not survived. On the front of this amphora, the dead Achilles is carried from the Trojan battlefield by his comrade, Ajax. In front of Ajax, a woman leads the way and raises her hand to tear at her hair in a gesture of mourning. Two armed warriors follow behind. On the back, two armed horsemen clash on the battlefield, their horses rearing above a fallen warrior trapped beneath them.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, before 1897 [no. 183]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
530-520 BCE (Archaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Ceramics
amphorae (storage vessels)
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4
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4
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import
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cm
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38.1
height
27.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 15 x Diam: 11 in. (38.1 x 27.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
style
Attic
med
terracotta; black figure
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2599
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GRC
exhibition_ids
2089
3011
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photo
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