Iconography

GESTURES AND EXPRESSION

Falling

GODS AND MYTHS

Historia Troiana / The War of Troy / Main episodes / Death of Patroclus / Funeral games for Patroclus

LITERATURE

Ancient / Homer / Iliad / Cycles / Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Cod. F 205 Inf. (Ambrosian Iliad) / Manuscript
Ancient / Homer / Iliad / Book XXIII: Funeral games for Patroclus / vv. 754-777: With Minerva's help Ulysses wins a race because Ajax drips in offal
Ancient / Homer / Iliad / Book XXIII: Funeral games for Patroclus / vv. 778-784: Ulysses receives a vessel as prize, Ajax a bull

Further details

Artist or creator

Constantinople or
Alexandria

Date

5th century (late) - 6th century (early)

Location

Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Cod. F 205 Inf.

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Ilias Ambrosiana, Cod. F. 205. P. Inf. Bibliothecae Ambrosianae Mediolanensis, Fontes Ambrosiani 28, Berne 1953

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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