On the shoulder, Achilles waiting to ambush Troilos and Polyxena
The ambush depicted with verve and eloquence is one of the crucial episodes of the Trojan War. Troilos and Polyxena were children of Priam, the king of Troy. Achilles' stature is indicated by his height in relation to the fountain house and by the scale of his weapons. The raven foretells Troilos's imminent death. The youth appears lithe and lanky. His two noble horses will not save him from his fate.
Attributed to the Painter of London B 76,
Terracotta hydria (water jar), ca. 560-550 B.C.,
Terracotta, Overall: 15 13/16 x 13 7/8in. (40.1 x 35.2cm)
diameter 11 3/8in. (28.9cm).
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Rogers Fund, 1945 (AN 45.11.2)
On the shoulder, Achilles waiting to ambush Troilos and Polyxena
The ambush depicted with verve and eloquence is one of the crucial episodes of the Trojan War. Troilos and Polyxena were children of Priam, the king of Troy. Achilles' stature is indicated by his height in relation to the fountain house and by the scale of his weapons. The raven foretells Troilos's imminent death. The youth appears lithe and lanky. His two noble horses will not save him from his fate.
Attributed to the Painter of London B 76,
Terracotta hydria (water jar), ca. 560-550 B.C.,
Terracotta, Overall: 15 13/16 x 13 7/8in. (40.1 x 35.2cm)
diameter 11 3/8in. (28.9cm).
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Rogers Fund, 1945 (AN 45.11.2)