Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora; Attributed to the Medea Group (Greek (Attic), active 530 - 510 ); about 510 ; Terracotta. Achilles and Ajax, two great heroes of the Trojan War, play a board game on this Athenian black-figure amphora. Behind the table stands the goddess Athena. The scene of the warriors at leisure but with their armor at the ready might have taken place during a break in fighting the Trojan War.

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