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The Oinochoe (or oenochoe) is one of the key forms of painted terracotta Greek pottery; it is a form of wine jug. The painted scene shows the goddess Athena alerting the heroes Ajax and Achilles, who are absorbed in a board game at the start of the Battle of Try. Attica, Greece, circa 520 BCE. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK)
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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, November 21). Oinochoe, Ajax & Achilles. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4189/oinochoe-ajax--achilles/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Oinochoe, Ajax & Achilles." World History Encyclopedia, November 21, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4189/oinochoe-ajax--achilles/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Oinochoe, Ajax & Achilles." World History Encyclopedia, 21 Nov 2015, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4189/oinochoe-ajax--achilles/.
