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This vase may portray the common departure scene of two warriors in full armor leaving home for war, or it may represent a famous scene from "The Iliad" in which Priam, king of Troy, comes to claim and pay ransom for the body of his son Hector. Achilles, who killed Hector in single combat, greets the elderly king. Witnessing this scene are a second warrior, who stands next to Achilles, and another man, standing behind.
Greek
12 11/16 x 8 1/16 in. (32.3 x 20.5 cm)
medium: terracotta, wheel made; black figure
style: Attic
culture: Greek
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.