Achilles being Bathed
Summary
Thick circular plaque with slightly convex upper surface. White relief of the birth of Achilles, showing his mother Thetis bathing the baby Achilles in a large footed bowl by which she kneels, holding him aloft.
Object Name
Achilles being Bathed
Creators Name
Date Created
c 1790=1792
accession number
1918.333
Collection Group
Place of creation
Etruria
Medium
Credit
Transferred from the Horsfall Museum Collection, 1918