Neo-Attic relief depicting an episode from the Greek myth of Telephus also showing Achilles. House of the Telephus relief, ancient city of Herculaneum

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The relief, which was found in an oecus off the peristyle, depicts Achilles in the presence of his mother Thetis, treating the wound of the Mysian king, Telephus in return for the king showing the Achaeans the way to Troy.

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Size: 5835px × 3890px
Location: Ancient city of Herculaneum, Ercolano, Campania, Italy
Photo credit: © Stephen Frost / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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