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Achilles and Ajax
Black-figure Amphora 530BC. One of the most famous vase paintings of the mid century BC is that of Mycenaean Achilles and Ajax playing a game which might be dice. The figure on the left is Achilles and Ajax on the right. The two are at Troy taking a brake on the battle. The men have their spears and shields ready, and Ajax’s helmet is resting on his shield behind him, ready to be donned swiftly should they come under attack. Holding the spears in one hand, and fingering the dice on the other, we sense the pent-up tension behind the scene as the men seem never to be able to let their guard down completely. The battle will commence, and both will die-Achilles in battle and Ajax by his own hand.

 

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