Sunday, October 25, 2015

Achilles killing Penthesilea

Achilles killing Penthesilea (Queen of the Amazons)
540-530 BCE
Made by an Athenian named Exekias
Achilles was the mightiest Greek soldier in the war against Troy
Found in an Etruscan tomb at Vulci which Exekias signed as both painter and potter

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