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English: Tarquinia Painter
Français : Peintre de Tarquinia
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English: The embassy to Achilles (Book 9 of the Iliad): from left to right, Achilles (sulking, wrapped in his cloak), Hermes (with the caduceus), Phoenix (white-haired) and Odysseus. Detail of an Attic red-figure cup, ca. 480 BC–470 BC. From Vulci.
Français : L'ambassade auprès d'Achille (livre IX de l’Iliade) : de gauche à droite, Achille, Hermès, Phœnix et Ulysse. Détail d'une coupe attique à figures rouges, v. 480-470 av. J.-C. Provenance : Vulci.
Dimensions H. 14.1 cm (5 ½ in.), Diam. 32.1 cm (12 ½ in.), W. 40.4 cm (15 ¾ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Sully, 1st floor, case 6
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G 264
Credit line De Witte Bequest, 1890
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)
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current11:49, 14 January 2007Thumbnail for version as of 11:49, 14 January 20073,200 × 2,130 (4.55 MB)Jastrow (talk | contribs)larger resolution, full view of the kylix side
09:25, 23 January 2006Thumbnail for version as of 09:25, 23 January 20062,650 × 1,890 (3.73 MB)Jastrow (talk | contribs)'''Description:''' The embassy to Achilles. Detail of an Attic red-figure cup by the Tarquinia Painter, ca. 480 BC–470 BC, from Vulci.<br /> '''Location:''' Louvre, Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Sully wing, Campana Gallery (G

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