Sacred Athena

Athena between Achilles and Ajax at their board game

Terracotta hydria (water jar), ca. 510 BCE. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 56.171.29.

Terracotta hydria (water jar), ca. 510 BCE. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 56.171.29.

Caption and print note Attribute this vase to the Leagros Group, not to Exekias, whose related composition the museum discusses. It represents Ajax and Achilles gaming with Athena present; the image alone does not prove she is warning them of a specific attack. Use the selected full photograph: the museum’s separate DP273728 detail centers the shoulder and crops the main Athena scene. Caption any later crop as a detail. Do not imply museum endorsement; separate third-party rights remain outside this check.

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