Hektor ransom BM E75

The British Museum, London, United Kingdom

Artist/Maker Briseis Painter

Priam (right) about to enter Achilles' hut to ransom the body of his son Hektor; the youth on the left may be one of Achilles' attendants or Hermes in disguise. Attic red-figured kylix, ca. 480 BC. Said to be from Vulci.

Dimensions Unspecified

Credit line Canino Collection

Accession number GR 1843.11-3.54 (Cat. Vases E75)

Location Upper floor, Room 69, Greece and Rome: Daily Life

Photographer/Source Jastrow (2006)
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