Exekias, Attic black figure amphora with Ajax and Achilles playing a game

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Achilles and Ajax, heroes of the Trojan War, break from battle to play a friendly game that hints at a tragic future.

Exekias, Attic black figure amphora with Ajax and Achilles playing a game, c. 540-530 B.C.E., Archaic Period, 61.1 cm high, found in Vulci (Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican)

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Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Exekias, Attic black figure amphora with Ajax and Achilles playing a game," in Smarthistory, December 9, 2015, accessed May 30, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/exekias-attic-black-figure-amphora-with-ajax-and-achilles-playing-a-game/.