Achilles killing Troilus. Left side panel of the sarcophagus with scenes of the Trojan war (Iliupersis sarcophagus)
Proconnessian marble. Mid-2nd cent. CE.
99 × 73 cm.
Inv. No. 6722.Mantua, Ducal PalacePhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Achilles killing Troilus. Left side panel of the sarcophagus with scenes of the Trojan war (Iliupersis sarcophagus).

Proconnessian marble. Mid-2nd cent. CE.
99 × 73 cm.
Inv. No. 6722.

Mantua, Ducal Palace
(Mantua, Palazzo Ducale (reggia dei Gonzaga)).

Origin:
Sabbioneta, collection of Vespasiano Gonzaga Colonna. Since 1915 in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantova.
Credits:
© 2011. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Data: museum annotation.
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