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title: Ajax and Achilles, Francois Vase
author: Kealor (used with permission)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/997/ajax-and-achilles-francois-vase/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ajax and Achilles, Francois Vase
_Authored by Kealor (used with permission)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/997.jpg)
## Image Caption
A detail from the handle of one of the finest surviving examples of Attic [black-figure pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/Black_Figure_Pottery/), the [Francois Vase](https://www.worldhistory.org/Francois_Vase/) (570-565 BCE) depicting [Ajax](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ajax/) carrying the body of [Achilles](https://www.worldhistory.org/achilles/) during the [Trojan War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Trojan_War/). (Archaeological Museum, Florence)
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## License & Copyright
[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/kealor/4113891673/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](http://www.flickr.com/photos/kealor/4113891673/) by [**Kealor (used with permission)**](http://www.flickr.com/photos/kealor/4113891673/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 December 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.