Shield Of Achilles
LARGE TERRACOTTA BUST OF ATHENA FROM THE VATICAN MUSEUMS Early 20th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
watches over Achilles, she appears in a dream to Nausicaa to help Ulysses shipwrecked on the shore of the
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20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Terracotta
H 44.1 in W 22.84 in D 14.97 in
Late 17th Century Flemish Mythological Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish (possibly Antwerp) mythological tapestry from the “Story of Achilles” series, woven in
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19th Century Italian Micro-Mosaic Grand Tour Table Attributed to Roccheggiani
By Cesare Roccheggiani
Located in London, GB
Achilles Shield commissioned by Napoléon Bonaparte, and later gifted to Charles X, King of France (Louvre
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Center Tables
Materials
Malachite, Marble, Belgian Black Marble
19th Century Grand Tour' Giltwood and Micromosaic Centre Table with Roman Scenes
Located in London, GB
artist at the Vatican, involved in executing the famous tabletop Achilles Shield commissioned by Napoléon
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Center Tables
Materials
Malachite
H 30.5 in Dm 35.5 in
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20th Century Sculpture Figure Bronze Mars God of War or Achilles
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
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Unique, Monumental Desk, Historicism, 19th/20th Century
Located in Liverpool, GB
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Antique Bronze of a Male Nude Achilles by Wilhelm Wandschneider, 1909
Located in Antwerp, BE
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H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 5.12 in
Shield of Achilles - Lithograph by Auguste Wahlen - 1844
Located in Roma, IT
Shield of Achilles is a lithograph made by Auguste Wahlen in 1844.
Hand colored.
Good condition
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1840s Modern Figurative Prints
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H 9.85 in W 6.7 in D 0.04 in
"Achilles and Hector" Pair of Bronze Sculptures, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
, trying to protect himself in vain with the circular shield. Achilles, being higher and drawing with his
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Materials
Bronze
H 16.93 in W 11.82 in D 4.73 in
Bronze Statuette of Achilles from the Trojan War, French, 19th Century
Located in Kensington, MD
battle of the hero Achilles, a master of hand to hand combat. In this confident pose ready to throw a
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Early 17th Century Flemish Tapestry of Vulcan the Roman God of Fire
Located in Encinitas, CA
Jupiter & Juno, and husband of Venus. He is preparing the shield armor and weaponry for Achilles, who will
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H 107 in W 78.75 in D 0.5 in
17th Century Shell Cameo Vulcan Forge Pendant
Located in Firenze, IT
shape, the relief depicting Vulcan (Daedelus) creating a shield for Achilles.
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Civil War Portrait of Dr. Horace W. King, by Helene DeLaunay, 1886
By Helene DeLaunay
Located in Gallatin, TN
as a human shield before casting his body aside after he had found his way to safety. Forrest is
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H 30 in W 26 in D 3 in
Early 20th Century Greek Bronze of Achilles by W. Wandschneider
By Wilhelm Wandschneider
Located in London, GB
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Attic Black-Figured Amphora, 530–500 BC
Located in Rome, IT
shield. The scene depicted could be the episode in the Iliad in which Achilles defends Antilochus against
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Ceramic
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