- Subject
- Print Collection
- Item type
- Object
- Primary inscriptions
- The SHIELD of ACHILLES, as described/by Homer, Iliad 18th in 12 Compartments; With ye Heavens/and Earth in the middle, and the Waves of the/Ocean round the whole Circumference.
- Physical material
- Paper
- Object type
- Dimensions
- Height: 200mm Width: 212mm
- Inventory No
- 14390
Description
Depiction of twelve compartments of shield of Achilles, with three images of a peaceful town, three of pastoral life, three of agriculture, and three of a town in war. It is mounted with text describing the shield on verso.
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