Achilles dragging Hector round the walls of Troy.
Summary
Public: Oval plaque, stoneware, solid white jasper with lilac and black dip and applied white relief decoration depicting Achilles in his chariot with the body of Hector. Private: Oval plaque decorated in white relief with a scene from the Trojan Wars depicting Achilles dragging the body of Hector round the walls of Troy, against a ground of lilac dip. White relief tongue-and-dart border separates this from outer border of plain black dip, faded to a greenish grey.
Object Name
Achilles dragging Hector round the walls of Troy.
Creators Name
Date Created
c 1785
accession number
1906.69
Collection Group
Place of creation
Etruria
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