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Greek red-figured volute krater with scene from the sack of Troy, 4th century BC. Artist: Illupersis Painter

Red-figured volute krater with scene from the sack of Troy, showing Cassandra clinging to the altar of Athena, with Ajax the lesser approaching from the right. On the right, an aged man escapes with a boy, possibly Priam and Hecuba with Astynax. Above, Dionysus and two Maenads can be seen, 4th century BC.

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Title: Greek red-figured volute krater with scene from the sack of Troy, 4th century BC. Artist: Illupersis Painter

Caption: Red-figured volute krater with scene from the sack of Troy, showing Cassandra clinging to the altar of Athena, with Ajax the lesser approaching from the right. On the right, an aged man escapes with a boy, possibly Priam and Hecuba with Astynax. Above, Dionysus and two Maenads can be seen, 4th century BC.

Credit: Album / CM Dixon / Heritage Images

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Image size: 4741 × 3692 px | 50.1 MB

Print size: 40.1 × 31.3 cm | 1866.5 × 1453.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 4TH BCE • 4TH CENTURY B. C. • 4TH CENTURY BC • 4TH CENTURY BCE • AJAX • ALTAR • ANCIENT CITY • ARTEFACT • ARTIFACT • ATHENA • BOWL • BOY • BOYS • CASSANDRA • CENTURY • CITY • CIVILISATION • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • CRATER (VESSEL) • DEITY • ESCAPE • FLUSH • FOURTH CENTURY B. C • FOURTH CENTURY B. C. • FOURTH CENTURY BC • GOD • GODDESS • GREEK MYTHOLOGY • GREEK • HOUSEHOLD ALTAR • ILLUPERSIS PAINTER • ILLUPERSIS • KASSANDRA • KING PRIAM • KRATER = CRATER (VESSEL) • KRATER • LOCATION • MALE • MYTHOLOGY • OBJECT • OBJECTS • ORNAMENT • PAINTER • PEOPLE • PRIAM • RED FIGURE • RED FIGURES • RED-FIGURE • RED-FIGURED VASE • RED-FIGURED • RED-FIGURES • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • SACK • SCENE • TROIA • TROY • UMBRELLA • VESSEL: KRATER • VOLUTA • VOLUTE