Helen and Andromache with the infant Astyanax mourning the death of Hector
Sandstone. Metope from the temple of Hera at the mouth of the river Sele.Mid-6th century BCE. Paestum, National Archaeological MuseumPhoto by Ilya Shurygin
Helen and Andromache with the infant Astyanax mourning the death of Hector.
Sandstone. Metope from the temple of Hera at the mouth of the river Sele.
Mid-6th century BCE.
Mid-6th century BCE.
Paestum, National Archaeological Museum
(Museo archeologico nazionale di Paestum).
Origin:
Found at the sanctuary of Hera Argiva at the mouth of the Sele.
Description:
4. Elena e Andromaca
Elena e Andromaca con in braccio il piccolo Astianatte si disperano per la morte di Ettore.
Credits:
© 2012. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Text: museum label.
Text: museum label.
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