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Two-handled jar (amphora) depicting Achilles ambushing Troilos
Painter: The Painter of the Vatican Mourner
Greek
Archaic Period
about 530 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
Height: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.); diameter: 19.6 cm (7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William E. Nickerson Fund
Accession Number1970.8
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
CVA Boston 1, pl. 06.
DescriptionSide A: The ambush of Troilus by Achilles. Troilus rides toward a fountain where Polyxena is filling a hydria from the lion-head spout. Behind him, a bearded attendant and a dog. Achilles, fully armed, crouches behind fountain and tree. Bird in flight above.
Side B: Departure of a Warrior. A warrior carrying a shield and spear steps toward his horse which is led by a groom who rides the second of the pair. On either side, a man stands to the right.
Side B: Departure of a Warrior. A warrior carrying a shield and spear steps toward his horse which is led by a groom who rides the second of the pair. On either side, a man stands to the right.
ProvenanceBy 1956: Dr. Samuel Schweizer Collection, Arlesheim (Beazley, ABV); by 1969: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel (Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., auction 40, December 13, 1969, lot 68); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., January 14, 1970