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Summary
Object
Diosphos Painter : Achilles and Ajax the Great playing dice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q4233718,P1774,Q1227082
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Title |
Achilles and Ajax the Great playing dice
label QS:Len,"Achilles and Ajax the Great playing dice"
label QS:Lfr,"Ajax et Achille jouant aux dés"
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Object type | lekythos | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English:
Achilles (on the left) and Ajax the Great (on the right) playing dice, identified by inscriptions. Black-figure Attic lekythos.
Français :
Achille (à gauche) et Ajax le Grand (à droite) jouant aux dés, identifiés par des inscriptions. Lécythe attique à figures rouges.
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Date | circa 500 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium |
terracotta
medium QS:P186,Q60424
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Dimensions |
height: 14 cm (5.5 in); diameter: 6.2 cm (2.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,14U174728
dimensions QS:P2386,6.2U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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Current location |
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities in the Louvre, Sully, first floor, room 39, case 6
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Accession number |
L 34 and MNB 911
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Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre
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Place of creation | Classical Athens | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of discovery | Tanagra | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Credit line |
1876: purchased
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References | Louvre Museum ARK ID : 010274867 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Authority file |
Photograph
Date | ||||
Source | Own work | |||
Author | Marie-Lan Nguyen | |||
Permission
( Reusing this file ) |
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