Relief pithos depicting scenes from the Trojan war

Classification

pithos ; relief decorated vessel

Culture

Greek (culture)

Dimensions

height: 134 cm

Date

second quarter of the 7th century B.C.

Period

Archaic Period (700–480)

Material

clay

Iconography

Trojan horse ; Menelaos ; Helena ; Neoptolemos ; Andromache ; Astyanax

Production place

Tenos

Findspot

Mykonos

Present location

Mykonos, Archeological Museum

Inventory

2240

ID

Per-5190

Year of discovery

1961

Trails

THE TROJAN EPIC CYCLE ; The fall of Troy

The neck of the pithos: the Trojan Horse.

Body of the pithos with relief panels in three rows.

17th panel (lower band): Neoptolemos with Andromache and the dead Astyanax.

7th panel (middle band): Menelaos and Helena.

14th panel (lower band).

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.