Date (ca. 480 BCE): N. Papadimitriou December 2023; (ca. 480-470 BCE); and identification of scene (battle between Achilles and Memnon with Eos and Thetis): Zarkadas Α. 2010. «Ομηρικά θέματα στο Μουσείο Κανελλοπούλου», in Μύθοι, κείμενα, εικόνες: ομηρικά έπη και αρχαία ελληνική τέχνη. Πρακτικά ΙΑ Διεθνούς Συνεδρίου για την Οδύσσεια, Athens, 95-120, esp. 98-102. P & A Canellopoulos Museum Inventory 2021. Accession date (donated to Greek state in 1972).
Source subtype
Vessel
Period
Early Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)Late Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)
Place of creation
🌍 Attica
Archaeological context
No place of recovery captured by MANTO
UNESCO status
In a collection or on the market prior to ratification
Collection
Μουσείο Παύλου και Αλεξάνδρας Κανελλοπούλου / Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum, Athens
👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent👤 Eos personification of the dawn👤 Memnon son of Eos and Tithonos, leader of the Ethiopian contingent at Troy👤 Thetis Nereid, mother of Achilles
Commentary
Date (ca. 480 BCE): N. Papadimitriou December 2023; (ca. 480-470 BCE); and identification of scene (battle between Achilles and Memnon with Eos and Thetis): Zarkadas Α. 2010. «Ομηρικά θέματα στο Μουσείο Κανελλοπούλου», in Μύθοι, κείμενα, εικόνες: ομηρικά έπη και αρχαία ελληνική τέχνη. Πρακτικά ΙΑ Διεθνούς Συνεδρίου για την Οδύσσεια, Athens, 95-120, esp. 98-102. P & A Canellopoulos Museum Inventory 2021. Accession date (donated to Greek state in 1972).
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