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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

Attributed to the Painter of London B 235
ca. 530 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 154
Obverse, Ajax with the body of Achilles
Reverse, the departure of Odysseus from Ithaka

The Iliad of Homer ends while Achilles, the greatest Greek hero, is still alive, but other epic poems describe his death at the gates of Troy and the ensuing battle in which Ajax manages to rescue Achilles' body for proper burial. The subject of Ajax carrying the body of Achilles was popular during the sixth century B.C.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Painter of London B 235
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: ca. 530 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
  • Dimensions: H. 13 9/16 in. (34.5 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.60.20
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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