Achilles and the body of Hector
Red-figure kylix. Attic, Athens.Signed by Hieron as potter; attributed to Macron as painter.
Ca. 490—480 BCE.
H. 12.8 cm, L. 42.5 cm, D. 33.4 cm. Inv. Nos. G 153 / Cp 47-50.Paris, Louvre MuseumPhoto by Egisto Sani
Achilles and the body of Hector.
Red-figure kylix. Attic, Athens.
Signed by Hieron as potter; attributed to Macron as painter.
Ca. 490—480 BCE.
H. 12.8 cm, L. 42.5 cm, D. 33.4 cm.
Signed by Hieron as potter; attributed to Macron as painter.
Ca. 490—480 BCE.
H. 12.8 cm, L. 42.5 cm, D. 33.4 cm.
Inv. Nos. G 153 / Cp 47-50.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
Origin:
From the Campana collection, 1861.
Description:
The inside of this red-figured kylix shows Achilles on his kline reclining on richly decorated pillows. A short sword is in his right hand, and his shield decorated with a gorgon’s head is hung to the wall. Hector’s body lying at the foot of her bed.
Literature:
See www.beazley.ox.ac.uk.
Credits:
(cc) 2013. Photo, text: Egisto Sani (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).
© 2020. Add. information: http://cartelen.louvre.fr.
© 2020. Add. information: http://cartelen.louvre.fr.
Keywords: κεραμικά ceramics clay terracotta ceramica keramik céramique ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque ελλάδα grecia graecia hellas greece griechenland grèce ἀχιλλεύς αχιλλέας achilleus achilles hero eroe achille heros achill héros ἕκτωρ έκτορας hektor hector ettore held τρωικός πόλεμος bellum troianum trojan war guerra di troia trojanischer krieg guerre de troie technique tecnica vasenmalerei αττική attika attica attic attique ερυθρόμορφος red figure red-figure red-figured a rosse rotfigurige rotfiguriger à figures rouges cup bowl coppa κύλιξ kylix cylix αθήνα athens athenian atene athen athènes corona wreath kranz couronne aspis circular round shield scudo rotondo greco griechischer rundschild rundem schild bouclier rond grec ἀσπίς ασπίδα gorgoneion gorgonion head of gorgon medusa testa gorgone gorgonenhaupt medusenhaupt γοργόνειον barba barbatum beard bearded man uomo barbuto bart bärtiger mann barbe homme barbu γενειάδα γενειοφόρος άνθρωπος from the campana collection collezione sammlung tondo medallion medaillon medaglione médaillon reclining reclinabile reclinabili reclinata liegend inclinable ανακλινόμενα with bound hands tying tied mani legate legatura gefesselte hände binden attacher les mains liées δεσμευμένα χέρια δεσίματος pulvinus pillow cuscino kissen polster oreiller μαξιλάρι baculum stick randello bastone stab stock bâton bourdon cadaver corpse dead body cadavere morto leichnam verstorbene cadavre meander meandros meandro mäander méandre μαίανδρος table tavolo tisch τραπέζι τράπεζα kline lectus triclinaris bed couch letto bett klinê lit couche κλίνη food foodstuffs cibo generi alimentari essen kost speise lebensmitte le manger produits dagger knife pugnale coltello dolch messer poignard couteau feasting funeral meal repast revelry for repose pasto funebre leichenschmaus repas funéraire hieron potter ceramista gerone ierone töpfer potier hiéron ἱέρόν ιέρων macron makron painter pittore macron-maler peintre inv no g 153 cp 47-50 48 49~
