Black-Figure Warrior Scene

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Mark Cartwright
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published on 21 December 2014
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Black-Figure Warrior Scene

A scene depicting warriors fighting over a corpse, probably a scene from the Iliad and the fallen warrior is Patrokles. Attic black-figure kalyx krater, c. 530 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

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About the Author

Mark Cartwright
Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at WHE.

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APA Style

Cartwright, M. (2014, December 21). Black-Figure Warrior Scene. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3381/black-figure-warrior-scene/

Chicago Style

Cartwright, Mark. "Black-Figure Warrior Scene." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 21, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3381/black-figure-warrior-scene/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Black-Figure Warrior Scene." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 21 Dec 2014. Web. 27 Jul 2021.