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Bell krater with a scene of combat (Achilles and Troilus?) - A side

Hoppin Painter

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy

Depicted on one side is a battle between two warriors, a mature man armed with a spear and shield and a youth on horseback, identified respectively as Achilles and Troilus; depicted on the other side is a conversation between three cloaked youths.

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  • Title: Bell krater with a scene of combat (Achilles and Troilus?) - A side
  • Creator: Hoppin Painter
  • Date Created: 380-370 BC circa
  • Location Created: Unauthorised excavations, returned by the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston
  • Physical Dimensions: 36.2 cm (height); 38 cm (diameter, rim)
  • Medium: Red-figured Apulian ceramics
  • Room: Exhibition entitled "MitoMania. Storie ritrovate di uomini ed eroi" (10 April 2019 - 10 May 2020)
MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

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