Roman silver skyphos: ransom of Hector

Classification

relief decorated vessel ; skyphos

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

height: 10.9 cm; diameter: 13.5 cm

Date

30 B.C. – 40 A.D.

Period

Early Imperial Period (1st century)

Material

silver

Artist

Cheirisophos

Iconography

Priamos ; Achilles ; chair/throne ; Phrygian cap ; mantle ; warrior, soldier ; armour ; shield ; helmet ; sword ; female figure ; chariot

Inscription

Latin

Findspot

Hoby ; burial

Present location

Copenhagen, Nationalmuseet, Antiksamlingen

Inventory

DNF 10/20

ID

Per-6697

References

Kossatz-Deissmann: Achilleus, in LIMC I (1981), 154, no. 687

See more on the website of the Nationalmuseet in Copenhagen and at Google Arts & Culture.

Trails

THE TROJAN EPIC CYCLE ; The Iliad

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.