Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Amphora with Achilles

Accession Number: 
102163
Order Title: 
History of Costume and Fashion (102059-103548)
Type of View: 
detail
View Title: 
view of Achilles wearing a decorated breastplate with leather shoulder straps and hair in the classic style
Image Rights: 
copyrighted
Source Institution: 
NCSU Libraries
Collection: 
Design Library Image Collection
Culture: 
Greek
Subject: 
breastplates
Subject: 
Achilles (Greek mythology)
Subject: 
clothing
Subject: 
amphorae (storage vessels)
Subject: 
men (male humans)
Subject: 
armor (protective wear)
Subject: 
hair
Subject: 
hairstyles
Subject: 
mythology, Greek
Work Types: 
Furnishings & Equipment; containers; vessels (containers); vases
Preferred Title: 
Amphora with Achilles
Agent Display: 
Achilles Painter (Greek painter, ca. 470-425 BCE)
Date: 
ca. 445 BCE (creation)
Materials: 
terracotta
Locations: 
Greece
Location Type: 
(creation)
Locations: 
Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Vatican City (state), Holy See
Location Type: 
(repository)
Style/Period: 
Red-figure
Style/Period: 
Classical
Style/Period: 
Greek (ancient)
Classification: 
Decorative Arts
Classification: 
Painting and Drawing